Buying drought-tolerant or native plants alone won’t create resilient gardens. Learn why changing gardening practices matters more.

Good pruning builds climate resilient trees and shrubs. In a stable climate, plants may be able to compensate for these mistakes. In a volatile climate, the stress is too great.

Shifting away from a mindset of “What should I add?” toward systems thinking approach, asking “What does this garden need?” is a subtle but powerful change. It moves gardeners from management toward stewardship, and from short-term solutions toward long-term climate resilience.