Native Gardens and Natural Areas

 

 Native Habitat Gardens - Natural Areas - Land Management - Conservation

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• Freelance Naturalist with a focus on the natural plant communities of Northwest Mississippi (primarily within the Loess Plains Ecoregion)

 

• Harry has designed Native Habitat Gardens throughout the Mid-South for many homes, businesses, municipalities, and parks departments in DeSoto County, MS and Shelby County, TN

 

• Landscaping with native plants and managing natural areas to promote biodiversity has given him opportunities to work alongside world-renowned landscape architects, designers and urbanists

 

• Through social media platforms, Harry creates educational videos on the native plants, ecology and natural history of North Mississippi and surrounding regions

 

Harry began his journey in the landscape industry over 10 years ago as a spray technician for a commercial landscape company.  As a casual nature enthusiast, he began to see the impact that conventional landscaping practices were having on our local ecology first-hand.  That experience inspired a complete shift in perspective, leading Harry to dedicate himself to the study and promotion of native plants - especially local ecotypes.  With no formal education in this field, Harry runs off of a relentless, “child-like” curiosity to learn the natural plant communities that once defined his home.  Thanks to several of his friends with a shared passion for native plants and formal training in Ecology or Botany, Harry has become a trusted resource on the native plant species and natural communities of Northwest Mississippi and Southwest Tennessee. Today, Harry continues to work on conservation projects, advocating for the native species in garden landscapes and championing the role of local biodiversity in building healthy, resilient ecosystems.