Welcome to Ecosystem Gardening!

Ecoystem Garden aims to teach you to garden sustainably, conserve natural resources, and create welcoming habitat for wildlife in your garden so that you will attract more birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife to your garden.

Start by learning about the 5 Pillars of Ecosystem Gardening and then explore more Ecosystem Gardening topics.

Tiger Swallowtails in the Wildlife Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | June 15, 2019 | Butterfly Gardening | 0 Comments

Tiger Swallowtails in the Wildlife Garden

Ultimate Guides to a Spectacular Wildlife Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | June 15, 2019 | Wildlife Garden | 0 Comments

These Ultimate Guides are a collection of topics our team has written about over the years. You will find helpful tips to design your own wildlife garden.

The Monarch Monitoring Project

by Ecosystem Gardener | June 15, 2019 | Butterfly Gardening | 0 Comments

Monarch butterflies make an incredible journey from as far as Canada to Mexico. Your wildlife garden plays an important role in helping the butterflies make their migration.

Why So Many Snowy Owls This Year?

by Ecosystem Gardener | June 15, 2019 | Wildlife Garden | 0 Comments

The dramatic increase in Snowy Owls in places not normally recorded is related to lack of food in their normal range.

Meet other passionate wildlife gardeners from around the country. Share your successes. Learn from your failures. Discover the best resources to help you create welcoming habitat for wildlife in your gardens with native plants so that you will attract more birds, butterflies, native pollinators, and other wildlife to your garden.

Latest Articles

Tiger Swallowtails in the Wildlife Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Butterfly Gardening

Tiger Swallowtails in the Wildlife Garden

Ultimate Guides to a Spectacular Wildlife Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Wildlife Garden

These Ultimate Guides are a collection of topics our team has written about over the years. You will find helpful tips to design your own wildlife garden.

The Monarch Monitoring Project

by Ecosystem Gardener | Butterfly Gardening

Monarch butterflies make an incredible journey from as far as Canada to Mexico. Your wildlife garden plays an important role in helping the butterflies make their migration.

Why So Many Snowy Owls This Year?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Wildlife Garden

The dramatic increase in Snowy Owls in places not normally recorded is related to lack of food in their normal range.

What does Ecosystem Gardening mean?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Ecosystem Gardening

What does Ecosystem Gardening mean?

Why Your Ecosystem Garden Matters, Even When We Already Have Protected Lands

by Ecosystem Gardener | Importance of your Wildlife Garden

Sustainable Gardening for Florida

New Wildlife Garden Update

by Ecosystem Gardener | Wildlife Garden

New Wildlife Garden Update

Farmers Saving Bird Habitat

by Ecosystem Gardener | Bird Gardening

Meet some of the biologist I met in Guatamala helping to preserve bird habitats.

What Black and White Caterpillar Eats Carrots

by Ecosystem Gardener | Butterfly Gardening

What Black and White Caterpillar Eats Carrots

Wildlife Gardeners Spin the Cycle of Life

by Ecosystem Gardener | Wildlife Garden Showcase

Wildlife Gardeners Spin the Cycle of Life

Wildlife of John Heinz NWR

by Ecosystem Gardener | Places to Visit

Wildlife of John Heinz NWR

Bishop Weed: Most Hated Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Invasive Plants, Plants

I’d like to dedicate this post to my blogging friend, Carol at Flower Hill Farm, for her long-suffering with this invasive plant, her nemesis, Bishop Weed, also known as Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria). But first, a disclaimer. I call this ongoing series “Most Hated...