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

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 11, 2021 | 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 | Jan 11, 2021 | Sustainable Landscaping

Oil Spill and Our Gardens

Late Summer Birds At An Urban Oasis

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 11, 2021 | 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 | Jan 11, 2021 | Ecosystem Gardening

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

Ecosystem Gardening goes to Chicago

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 9, 2021 | Speaking Gigs

Ecosystem Gardening goes to Chicago

Ecosystem Gardening: How to install a Rain Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 9, 2021 | Water Conservation

Ecosystem Gardening: How to install a Rain Garden

Certified Wildlife Habitat 35038

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 9, 2021 | Ecosystem Gardening

Certified Wildlife Habitat 35038

A Love Letter to Wildlife

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 8, 2021 | Sustainable Landscaping

A Love Letter to Wildlife

Fall Garden Chores, or NOT

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 8, 2021 | Soil Conservation

Fall Garden Chores, or NOT

What does Ecosystem Gardening mean?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 2, 2021 | Ecosystem Gardening

What does Ecosystem Gardening mean?

Justin Timberlake says golf CAN be green!

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 1, 2021 | Sustainable Landscaping

Justin Timberlake says golf CAN be green!

How to Certify your Conservation Garden for Wildlife

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 1, 2021 | Ecosystem Gardening

How to Certify your Conservation Garden for Wildlife

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

by Ecosystem Gardener | Jan 1, 2021 | 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 | Jan 1, 2021 | Toxic Chemicals

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

Rain Barrels make a difference

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 30, 2020 | Water Conservation

Rain Barrels make a difference

Just Say NO to the Plant Zoo Mentality

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 30, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

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

Ecosystem Gardening in Practice: Installing a Green Roof

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 30, 2020 | Water Conservation

Ecosystem Gardening in Practice: Installing a Green Roof

Stormwater Management: City or Homeowner Responsibility?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 30, 2020 | Water Conservation

Stormwater Management: City or Homeowner Responsibility?

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

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 30, 2020 | Water Conservation

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

Is Ecosystem Gardening Too Hard to Learn?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 30, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Is Ecosystem Gardening Too Hard to Learn?

National Wildlife Federation and Scotts Miracle Gro: Perfect Together?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 29, 2020 | Toxic Chemicals

National Wildlife Federation and Scotts Miracle Gro: Perfect Together?

The Beautiful-No Mow Yard

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 29, 2020 | Sustainable Landscaping

The Beautiful-No Mow Yard

What Plants Attract the Most Wildlife?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 29, 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 | Dec 29, 2020 | Soil Conservation

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

Beware “greenwashing” when it comes to your Conservation Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 26, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Beware “greenwashing” when it comes to your Conservation Garden

Managing Rainwater in the Ecosystem Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 26, 2020 | Water Conservation

Managing Rainwater in the Ecosystem Garden

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

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 24, 2020 | Speaking Gigs

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

Pat Sutton: Ecosystem Gardening Hero

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 24, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

Pat Sutton: Ecosystem Gardening Hero

4 Steps to a Beautiful Wildlife Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 24, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

4 Easy steps to creating a wildlife garden.

The Language of Ecosystem Gardening: Being Specific

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 24, 2020 | Ecosystem Gardening

The Language of Ecosystem Gardening: Being Specific

And what the heck is Ecosystem Gardening Anyway?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Dec 24, 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...