THE FIRST ISSUE of “American Gardener,” the newly redesigned member magazine of the American Horticultural Society, arrived recently, and in it are lots of good reads—including an article by Nancy Lawson, a.k.a. The Humane Gardener. She writes about the folly, and hazard, of falling prey to the promises of those mosquito-control services you’re probably seeing advertised about now—and where mosquitoes fit into the bigger environmental picture, anyhow. (Above, a 1905 illustration of mosquitoes in the Culex genus by E.A. Goeldi; image from Wikimedia Commons.) Nancy Lawson, whom you may know as “The Humane Gardener”—the title of one of her books—is a naturalist and habitat consultant based in Maryland. Nancy promotes animal-friendly planting strategies and challenges us to sharpen our awareness that we are not alone out there, but actually just one part of a much bigger picture. Nancy’s more recent book is called  “Wildscape.” Plus: Comment in the box near the bottom of the page to enter to win a copy of Nancy’s book “Wildscape” (affiliate link). Read along as you listen to the May 19, 2025 edition of my public-radio show and podcast using the player below. You can subscribe to all future editions on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) or […]

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