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When Experts Mislead You

by Carole Brown · 2 comments

So you’ve decided that you want to help wildlife in your garden.
Congratulations!
You didn’t remember to read How to choose the best plants for your wildlife garden. Oops!
You head over to your local bookstore and find several books about wildlife gardening and you pick the one that is filled with beautiful photographs and bring it home [...]

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Philadelphia Flower Show, Part 2

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To enjoy the spectacular design of the winning display, see Part 1, Bill Schaffer
For today, no words, just enjoy the experience

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Philadelphia Flower Show

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Today I’m off to see the Philadelphia Flower Show.
While I have many mixed views of the show, mostly relating to sustainability, waste, landfill use, and consumption, I am also thrilled that my best friend, Bill Schaffer, AIFD of Schaffer Designs has won “Best in Show” (yes, I’m aware that’s not the actual name of the [...]

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The Benefits of Certified Wildlife Habitat Status

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We’ve talked before about the process of certifying your wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife Federation, but aside from the pretty sign, is there a benefit to you for doing this?
In a word, yes!
But before we go into that, did you know that there are many other ways to certify your habitat garden?
Here’s a few:

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Certified Wildlife Habitat 35038

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On April 7, 2003, my garden became garden #35038 to become a Certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. Now there are over 100,000 certified wildlife habitat gardens, with more being added every day.
What does Certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat Mean?
For the purposes of the National Wildlife Federation, these were the key elements in [...]

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Life Cycles of Butterflies in Your Habitat Garden

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I was honored to write a guest post last week for the Little Humbugs Gardening with Chloe series about attracting more butterflies to your garden. In that article I discuss the importance of knowing which host plants are necessary to support the caterpillars of the butterflies you wish to attract.
Butterflies go through four distinctive stages [...]

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Searching for Ducks

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With all the snow we’ve been getting here in the Philadelphia area, I was feeling a little cooped up. Fortunately it was warmer and the sun was shining, so off we went to our favorite National Wildlife Refuge in search of some winter ducks.
Well, our first steps onto the path told us immediately that there [...]

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Community Gardens, Gold Medal Plants, Giving Back:Best of the Web 20

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It’s that time again. Time for our weekly meander around the internets to see what’s new, exciting, or noteworthy. I read a lot, so I like to share with you some of the interesting things I find in my travels.
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Taking the Plunge

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Well, I’ve gone and done it. I’ve taken the plunge into Facebook, with a brand new fan page for Ecosystem Gardening.
I have put this off for a long time, and you may ask, “Why now?” Well, it seems like as good a time as any, don’t you think?
Plus, some of my favorite writers, those whose [...]

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