This is NOT about co-existence, it is about gardens that are completely over run by animals that create serious health and traffic hazards.
Think now about opportunities to layer more plants in your own landscape next year.
Our human desires connect us to plants, and according to Pollan, “form a part of our natural history.”
I have Iteas in both sun and shade in my Midwest garden, and it is one of the few shrubs that will flower in shade.
Winterberry produces a grand display of bright red berries that persist and light up its branches long after all of the leaves have fallen.