In the face of disappearing biodiversity, gardeners can play a crucial role in slowing the rate of extinction. Reestablishment of local native plants—that are the basis of healthy food webs—sustains life, sequesters carbon, negates the need for chemicals, manages water, and offers other rich rewards. In this presentation, learn how to garden with an ecological focus by utilizing design principles of native gardening, minimizing lawn, choosing and arranging native plants in their natural associations and according to site conditions, and using humane practices. Discover, through stunning photographs, some of the wildlife—from little-known pollinators to beautiful birds—that native designs support. Look at your landscape with fresh eyes and create a place that is vibrant, functional, and beautiful.