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A World of Discovery: Nurturing Sensory Wildscapes Through Creative Land-healing Efforts

Much has been written about landscaping to create a sense of place—and sensory appeal—for humans. But who has a better sense of place than the plants and animals who’ve inhabited our communities for centuries and millennia? How do they perceive the world around them, and what do we miss when we focus more on the human-cultural sense of aesthetics than on the sensory experiences of our wild neighbors?

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Nancy Lawson is the author of The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife and Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and other Sensory Wonders of Nature. A nature writer, habitat consultant, public speaker, and founder of The Humane Gardener, she pioneers creative wildlife-friendly landscaping methods. Nancy co-chairs Howard County Bee City and co-launched a community science project, Monarch Rx, after observing a little-known butterfly behavior in her own garden. She is a columnist for American Gardener, and her habitat and books have been featured in Science Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Oprah magazine, Entomology Today, Ecological Entomology, and on numerous radio shows and podcasts. Her most recent book, Wildscape, received an honorable mention in the American Horticultural Society’s national book awards and was a finalist for the 2024 AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books.