We don’t know how or why it happened, but the porch goose has gone viral. These plastic sculptures are getting dolled up in all kinds of costumes, attracting positive (car-horn) honks from neighbors and winning fans online. For example, one creator, Elaina (with 676.4k followers), dresses hers in a bathrobe and hair curlers one day; as a mermaid the next. And Greta the Porch Goose has appeared ready to rock as Noah Kahan on TikTok. Gnomes are cute, but it seems like geese are ruling the roost — and social media — right now.

On the topic of influencing, have you heard of the mystical, magical trend of moon gardens? Find a spot and fill it with white flowers that look luminously silver as dusk descends and the moon glows. These are getting loads of love on GardenTok, the greenspace-friendly corner of TikTok. For pointers, take a look at the Carolee Shields White Flower Garden and Gazebo at UC Davis. It’s based on medieval Indian and Japanese moon-viewing gardens and is awash with pale but fragrant lilies, magnolia, daphne, and blooming ginger.

Leaving backyards behind, may we say: City folk, get planting! If you have a terrace, balcony, or patio, know that butterflies, bees, and other pollinators could use a nice green stopover spot to refuel as they journey across urban spaces. The Xerces Society has a tool to help you assess your area’s needs, plus intel on just what to plant. Hint: Milkweed and flowers are especially popular with Monarch butterflies, in case you want to attract those brilliant orange creatures to visit your patch of city green.

Speaking of planting, don’t be surprised if an Rx for gardening is in your future. In the U.K., researchers are looking at the value of green health prescribing, which means having “doctor’s orders” for gardening and otherwise spending time in nature to combat issues like fatigue and loneliness. While the learning is sparse so far and has mainly focused on older people living in residential communities, belief in the power of green time is growing, so we may hear MDs soon say, “Plant perennials for an hour, and call me in the morning.” After a dose of garden time, kick back and read Isaac Fitzgerald’s just-released book American Rambler, which documents his year following the path of the legendary Johnny Appleseed. Walking (mostly) and sometimes trespassing (yes, he gets chased by the authorities), Fitzgerald mixes gripping memoir and travelogue, plus tales of the folk hero who introduced apple trees to large swaths of the U.S. 200 years ago. Praised by the likes of actor Ethan Hawke and Wild author Cheryl Strayed, the book is sure to be a fruitful journey.