About
About
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Mission
Mission
Wild Strawberry Habitat Care collaborates with land stewards in creating and maintaining outdoor spaces where native plants and animals -- including humans -- can thrive.
Gardening methods we promote*
Gardening methods we promote*
Use native plants
Use native plants
These plants want to naturally thrive in your yard — the ones that were here first!
Leave the leaves
Leave the leaves
...and sticks. Keep the cycle intact by leaving some dead plant matter to be fed on by decomposers and returned to the soil as nutrients.
Water from the sky
Water from the sky
Instead of relying on the tap, collect, contain and work with precipitation.
Appreciate thriving
Appreciate thriving
A plant that spreads or shows up on its own is finding success in your garden.
Everything in its own time
Everything in its own time
Sometimes tasks have to wait for a bird to finish nesting, or for insects to emerge.
Dense and Diverse
Dense and Diverse
Plant a lot, try different species, and think in levels from ground cover to the tree canopy.
*Remember, every gardening choice, from style to management, is on a spectrum of good-better-best with the time, space, and resources available. One person's weed is another person's curiosity. We will listen and meet you where you're at to fix problem areas and achieve your gardening goals, while also offering solutions that may expand your thinking.
Lisa Zander, Sole proprietor
Lisa Zander, Sole proprietor
Lisa started Wild Strawberry Habitat Care after nearly a decade of teaching land-stewardship to youth, and volunteering as a Washington Native Plant Steward. Post-teaching, she worked with a Seattle gardener and this inspired her to combine the principles of forest restoration with those of low-intensity gardening.
Arguably, Lisa's plant studies started as a child in a pine meadow of Eastern Washington, as she sat cross legged with tall grasses, paintbrush, yellow lupines, and yarrow. Formally she trained as a naturalist, with particular fondness for native plants, at Prescott College (Arizona), where she earned her BA in Environmental Studies, and co-founded and managed the Natural History Institute. She has also collected forest data and identified plants for ecologists in Arizona, California, and Oregon.
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