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.

What Plants Attract the Most Wildlife?

by Ecosystem Gardener | February 14, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening | 0 Comments

As I travel around the country speaking at conferences about Ecosystem Gardening for Wildlife, the question I get asked most frequently is “What should I plant?” The easy answer is that you should add lots of locally native plants to your wildlife...

Winter Birding Activities

by Ecosystem Gardener | February 14, 2020 | Wildlife Garden | 0 Comments

See my list of fun birding activities. Some can even be done from the comfort of home.

What’s Native?

by Ecosystem Gardener | February 14, 2020 | Native Plants, Plants | 0 Comments

What’s Native?

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

by Ecosystem Gardener | February 14, 2020 | Soil Conservation | 0 Comments

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

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

What Plants Attract the Most Wildlife?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Ecosystem Gardening

Winter Birding Activities

by Ecosystem Gardener | Wildlife Garden

See my list of fun birding activities. Some can even be done from the comfort of home.

What’s Native?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Native Plants, Plants

What’s Native?

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

Kill The Bishops Weed

by Ecosystem Gardener | Invasive Plants

Kill The Bishops Weed

Lets Just Eat the Invasive Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Invasive Plants

Lets Just Eat the Invasive Plants

Tree Swallows Return

by Ecosystem Gardener | Bird Gardening

Tree Swallows Return

Healing Wounds to Wildlife 3 Habitat Fragmentation

by Ecosystem Gardener | Importance of your Wildlife Garden, Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens

Healing Wounds to Wildlife 3 Habitat Fragmentation

Through The Eyes of a Budding Naturalist

by Ecosystem Gardener | Kids and Nature

Through The Eyes of a Budding Naturalist

Early Spring Birds Blackwater NWR

by Ecosystem Gardener | Places to Visit

Early Spring Birds Blackwater NWR

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?

The Human Equation in Nature

by Ecosystem Gardener | Importance of your Wildlife Garden, Native Plants, Wildlife Garden

The Human Equation in Nature

Wildlife of John Heinz NWR

by Ecosystem Gardener | Places to Visit

Wildlife of John Heinz NWR

Are Wildlife Gardeners Real Gardeners?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Wildlife Garden

Are Wildlife Gardeners Real Gardeners?

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.

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...