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Pat Sutton: Ecosystem Gardening Hero

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 22, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Pat Sutton: Ecosystem Gardening Hero

Faculty Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Certificate Program in Native Plants and Ecological Horticulture

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 22, 2020 | Speaking Gigs

Faculty Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Certificate Program in Native Plants and Ecological Horticulture

The Language of Ecosystem Gardening: Being Specific

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 22, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

The Language of Ecosystem Gardening: Being Specific

A Love Letter to Wildlife

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 22, 2020 | Sustainable Landscaping

A Love Letter to Wildlife

Ecosystem Gardening Essentials

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 14, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Ecosystem Gardening Essentials

The 5 Pillars of Ecosystem Gardening

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 14, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

What is Ecosystem Gardening? Lear about the 5 pillars of Ecosystem Gardening. Crate a wildlife habitat at home.

Ecosystem Gardening How to

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 14, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Projects to create a welcoming Ecosystem Garden. Steps for attracting wildlife and creating a refuge in your yard.

Why Lawns are not Sustainable in Ecosystem Gardening

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 14, 2020 | Sustainable Landscaping

Why Lawns are not Sustainable in Ecosystem Gardening

Defining the Garden in Ecosystem Gardening

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 14, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Defining the Garden in Ecosystem Gardening

Rain Barrels make a difference

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 13, 2020 | Water Conservation

Rain Barrels make a difference

Ecosystem Gardening: Give a Little Back to Wildlife

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Ecosystem Gardening: Give a Little Back to Wildlife

Beware “greenwashing” when it comes to your Conservation Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Beware “greenwashing” when it comes to your Conservation Garden

Managing Rainwater in the Ecosystem Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Water Conservation

Managing Rainwater in the Ecosystem Garden

Wildlife Gardens are Nothing but an Ugly Overgrown Mess, NOT!

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Wildlife Gardens are Nothing but an Ugly Overgrown Mess, NOT!

Can I get you a glass of weed killer with your dinner?

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Toxic Chemicals

Can I get you a glass of weed killer with your dinner?

Justin Timberlake says golf CAN be green!

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Sustainable Landscaping

Justin Timberlake says golf CAN be green!

How to Certify your Conservation Garden for Wildlife

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 12, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

How to Certify your Conservation Garden for Wildlife

What Plants Attract the Most Wildlife?

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 11, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

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 garden because over...

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

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 11, 2020 | Soil Conservation

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

National Wildlife Federation and Scotts Miracle Gro: Perfect Together?

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 11, 2020 | Toxic Chemicals

National Wildlife Federation and Scotts Miracle Gro: Perfect Together?

The Beautiful-No Mow Yard

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 11, 2020 | Sustainable Landscaping

The Beautiful-No Mow Yard

Late Summer Birds At An Urban Oasis

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 10, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Birds of late summer at the urban oasis of John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge near the Philadelphia, PA airport 6:30 am alarm clock on a drizzly Sunday morning. Sounds like a great reason to stay in bed, snug as a bug under the covers. But this morning I have a...

Brush Piles Help Wildlife in Your Ecosystem Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 10, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Brush piles are an important habitat for many kinds of wildlife. How some invasive plants can benefit a wildlife garden.

Palmerton, PA sometimes Mother Nature Gets a Second Chance, Part 1

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 10, 2020 | Garden Journal, Toxic Chemicals, Wildlife Garden

Palmerton, PA sometimes Mother Nature Gets a Second Chance, Part 1

Oil Spill and Our Gardens

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 10, 2020 | Sustainable Landscaping

Oil Spill and Our Gardens

Fall Garden Chores, or NOT

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 8, 2020 | Soil Conservation

Fall Garden Chores, or NOT

Sustainable Landscaping for Gardeners

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 4, 2020 | Sustainable Landscaping

Sustainable Landscaping for Gardeners

What does Ecosystem Gardening mean?

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 4, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

What does Ecosystem Gardening mean?

Ecosystem Gardening in Practice: Installing a Green Roof

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 2, 2020 | Water Conservation

Ecosystem Gardening in Practice: Installing a Green Roof

Stormwater Management: City or Homeowner Responsibility?

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 2, 2020 | Water Conservation

Stormwater Management: City or Homeowner Responsibility?

A Resource Guide to Ecosystem Gardening, Part 2: Water Conservation

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 2, 2020 | Water Conservation

A Resource Guide to Ecosystem Gardening, Part 2: Water Conservation

Is Ecosystem Gardening Too Hard to Learn?

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 2, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Is Ecosystem Gardening Too Hard to Learn?

Just Say NO to the Plant Zoo Mentality

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 2, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Do you have a plant zoo or a garden full of life?

Ecosystem Gardening: How to install a Rain Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 1, 2020 | Water Conservation

Ecosystem Gardening: How to install a Rain Garden

Ecosystem Gardening goes to Chicago

by Ecosystem Gardener | May 1, 2020 | Speaking Gigs

Ecosystem Gardening goes to Chicago

Certified Wildlife Habitat 35038

by Ecosystem Gardener | Apr 28, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Certified Wildlife Habitat 35038

And what the heck is Ecosystem Gardening Anyway?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Apr 28, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

You may be wondering just what the heck I mean by “Ecosystem Gardening,” and I can answer that here. As you read through these articles, please be aware that I have grown in my thinking on this subject and I changed the name. In the beginning I was using the term...