Are you looking for a professional freelance writer who writes on the environment?
Judy’s first book, Gardening with Native Plants in the Upper Midwest: Bringing the Tallgrass Prairie Home introduces gardeners to the back story of native plants and how they will flourish in our yards.
Whether you have a city yard, a suburban lot, or a rural acreage, this book can help you create a garden that is both beautiful and biodiverse, satisfying and sustainable.
To receive an autographed copy of the book, email Judy with your request and send a check for $24.95 made out to Judy Nauseef to 3962 James Avenue SW, Iowa City, IA 52246.
The book is also available in book stores, and online through uiowapress.org, and Amazon.
Judy is currently working on her second book.
Plants & Design
Judy has tapped into her expertise around garden design and plant selection in this selection of writing.
Sustainability & Climate Change
As gardening with sustainability and climate change in mind has gained momentum, Judy has contributed articles on the topics.
Book Reviews
A life long learner, Judy continues to grow her wealth of knowledge through reading. Here you will find books she’s reviewed, helping identify useful resources for you.
Garden Profiles
Seeing about what others have done can be an effective way to illustrate and understand what works, why, and in what scenarios. Browse through the extensive collection of garden profiles Judy has written.
Travel
Always taking in the world around her, Judy has combined two of her loves: travel and gardens. Read about the gardens she’s visited during her journeys.
Horses
Much of Judy’s life she’s been an avid horsewoman, both owning and riding horses and having them on her Iowa acreage. Here she shares some of her experiences.
Publications
Garden Profiles
Iowa Gardener Magazine
"A Tree Farm Garden" Garden Profile, November/December 2016
“A New Perennial Garden”
Garden Profile, May/June 2016
“Privacy in the Garden"
Regional Horticultural Feature, March/April 2016
"A Rural Garden"
Garden Profile, March/April 2016
"A Family Garden"
Garden Profile, January/February 2016
"A Show Garden"
Garden Profile, November/December 2015
"A Joyful Garden"
Garden Profile, September/October 2015
"A Sitting Garden"
Garden Profile, July/August 2015
"A Welcoming Garden"
Garden Profile, May/June 2015
"Create an Island Bed"
Garden Profile, September/October 2014
"Sustainable Landscape Enhances New Construction"
Garden Profile, May/June 2014
Midwest Chapter Association of Professional Landscape Designers Website
"The Lurie Garden"
Garden Profile, August 2005
Travel
The Designer, Association of Professional Landscape Designers Magazine
"The Gardens of Normandy Travel Inspiration"
Summer 2020
"Provence Travel Inspiration"
Winter 2019
Book Reviews
The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above
by Meg Lowman
Two Trees Make a Forest: in Search of My Family’s Past Among Taiwan’s Mountains and Coasts
by Jessica J. Lee
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate
by Peter Wollheben
A Sugar Creek Chronicle: Observing Climate Change from a Midwestern Woodland
by Cornelia F. Mutel
The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life: The Plants & Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet
by Marta McDowell
Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes
by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West
The Lifelong Gardener: Garden with Ease & Joy at Any Age
by Toni Gattone
The Bee-Friendly Garden
by Kate Frey and Gretchen LeBuhn
Birds, Art, Life: A Year of Observation
by Kyo Maclear
Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life: The plants and places that inspired the classic children’s tales
by Marta McDowell
The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables: The Enchanting Island that Inspired L.M. Montgomery
by Catherine Reid
The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk through the forest that inspired the Hundred Acre Wood
by Kathryn Aalto
Gardening with Chickens: Plans and Plants for You and Your Hens
by Lisa Steele
Garden Renovation: Transform Your Garden into the Garden of Your Dreams
by Bobbie Schwartz
The Designer, Association of Professional Landscape Designers Magazine
"Plants with Style"
Book review, Winter 2015
“Garden Revolution”
Book review, Summer 2016
"From Art to Landscape, Unleashing Creativity in Garden Design"
Book review, Spring 2011
"Green Roof Systems"
Book review, Summer 2010
"The American Meadow Garden"
Book review, Summer 2010
"The Garden Designer"
Book review, Spring 2008
American Gardener Magazine
"Winterland: Create a Beautiful Garden for Every Season"
Book review, Nov/Dec 2021
"A Tapestry Garden"
Book review, July/Aug 2018
Sustainability
On the QT, Garden Communicators International online magazine
“Sustainable Stormwater Management Key to Clean Water”
October - December 2021
Climate Change
The Designer, Association of Professional Landscape Designers Magazine
“Garden Like the Earth Depends on It”
Spring 2021
Plants and Design
The Designer, Association of Professional Landscape Designers Magazine
"Blue Angel White Pine"
Pro Plant Picks Midwest, Summer 2015
Pro Plant Picks Midwest, Summer 2014
"New and Recent Monrovia Introductions"
Spring 2012
"Design Knowledge"
Spring 2007
"The Literate Designer"
Summer 2005
"Seeds Sown at Trade Show"
Spring 2005
"Updated Tree Planting Techniques"
Winter 2003
Fine Gardening Magazine
“Regional Picks, Midwest, Best Natives”
October 2016
"Regional Report, Midwest, Shrubs for Fall"
November 2007
Iowa Gardener Magazine
"Avoid Making Mistakes with Walls, Water and Plants" September/October 2014
"Pot Up Some Herbal Pleasure"
Edibles, May/June 2014
"Design of a Front Corner Garden"
Landscape Design, July/August 2013
Turf Design Build
“Roots: Judy Nauseef Landscape Design”
November 2013
The Iowa Source
"Planting for Wildlife, Variety Attracts Birds & Beneficial Insects"
May 2012
"What to Grow? These Hardy Plants Withstand Iowa’s Weather Vagaries"
April 2012
Landscape and Irrigation Magazine
Landscape Design Q&A, October 2010
Landscape Design Q&A, April 2010
Room Magazine
A short book review included in "Reading and Dreaming, Books Occupy any Gardener on a Winter's Day" by Kathy Weiss
November 2008
Interviewed by Tricia Wall for "Think Spring: Prep Your Garden Now"
October 2006
Landshapes Magazine
"Foundations: Native Inclinations"
January-February, 2007
"Material World: Combining Solo Players"
November-December 2006
"Material World: Setting Botanical Scenes"
July-August 2006
Iowa Gardening
"Siting Elements in the Garden"
Early Spring 2005
Iowa Farmer Today
"Windbreaks Add Beauty, Provide Protection"
February 7, 2004
Association of Professional Landscape Designers
Featured Member, December 2003
Citations
The Wall Street Journal
"Goodbye Lawn Mower, Hello Meadow"
July 18, 2012
"Landscape Ideas You Can Use"
Book, Creative Publishing International
photos on pages 57 and 94
2012
Acreage Life Magazine
"Let There Be Light"
August 26, 2011
Past Newsletters