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.

Roadsides for Wildlife

by Ecosystem Gardener | June 21, 2018 | Wildlife Garden | 0 Comments

Roadside plants and shrubs make great habitats for birds, butterflies and bees.

Is Sugar Bad for Hummingbirds?

by Ecosystem Gardener | June 21, 2018 | Bird Gardening | 0 Comments

Is Sugar Bad for Hummingbirds?

5 Ways to Help Amphibians in Your Ecosystem Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | June 21, 2018 | Amphibian Gardening | 0 Comments

5 Ways to Help Amphibians in Your Ecosystem Garden

Rio Grande Nature Center Native Plant Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | June 21, 2018 | Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens, Places to Visit | 0 Comments

Rio Grande Nature Center Native Plant Garden

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

Roadsides for Wildlife

by Ecosystem Gardener | Wildlife Garden

Roadside plants and shrubs make great habitats for birds, butterflies and bees.

Is Sugar Bad for Hummingbirds?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Bird Gardening

Is Sugar Bad for Hummingbirds?

5 Ways to Help Amphibians in Your Ecosystem Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Amphibian Gardening

5 Ways to Help Amphibians in Your Ecosystem Garden

Rio Grande Nature Center Native Plant Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens, Places to Visit

Rio Grande Nature Center Native Plant Garden

Birding Wissahickon Park

by Ecosystem Gardener | Bird Gardening

A day out birding Wissahickon Park.

Butterfly Bush is Invasive Do NOT Plant

by Ecosystem Gardener | Invasive Plants

Butterfly Bush is Invasive Do NOT Plant

What’s All the Fuss About Neonicotinoids?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Pollinator Gardening

What’s All the Fuss About Neonicotinoids?

Life in the Leaf Litter: Don’t Throw a Good Thing Away

by Ecosystem Gardener | Soil Conservation

Life in the Leaf Litter: Don’t Throw a Good Thing Away

What Happens to Migrating Birds During a Hurricane?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Bird Gardening

What Happens to Migrating Birds During a Hurricane?

The Beautiful-No Mow Yard

by Ecosystem Gardener | Sustainable Landscaping

The Beautiful-No Mow Yard

National Wildlife Federation and Scotts Miracle Gro: Perfect Together?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Toxic Chemicals

National Wildlife Federation and Scotts Miracle Gro: Perfect Together?

Giving Pollinators a Helping Hand in Your Wildlife Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Pollinator Gardening

Giving Pollinators a Helping Hand in Your Wildlife Garden

Most Hated Plants Lesser Celandine

by Ecosystem Gardener | Invasive Plants, Plants

Winter is over, now it’s time for the native spring ephemeral wildflowers, those that grow, flower, and reproduce before the woodland trees leaf out. But, thanks to some of the worst of the most hated plants, some invasive plants prevent this from happening. One of...