Found in the new CB for Wildlife and Nature Store
Our weekly collection of the most interesting, amazing, or wonderful tidbits that grabbed my attention this week. A great way to share new resources with you. So here’s what I read this week:
I had a guest post this week at A Little Greener Every Day, a wonderful site about simple things you can do to reduce your impact on the earth. Follow @rshreeves to continue to learn.
Garden Snakes are your Friends, is a great article at Backyard Wildlife Habitat. Snakes are a very important part of your Ecosystem Garden. Follow @habitatgarden on twitter.
Building a wildlife pond in your garden? Learn how to place rocks around the edge of your pond to achieve the best natural look.
The Natural Capital discusses ecosystem services in Giving Thanks, Or What Has Your Ecosystem Done for You Lately. It’s a very fascinating article. Follow @TheNatrlCaptl
Ever wondered where insects go in the winter? Michael Salotti of Virginia State Parks has written a wonderful answer to this question. Follow them @VAStateParks
And here’s what happened here this week:
I opened a store for my photos with calendars, notecards, and more. Check out CB for wildlife and nature.
How to Choose the Best Plants for your Ecosystem Garden is a collection of articles to help you determine which plants are most appropriate for your garden.
In Ecosystem Gardening How To I’ve gathered together all of the instructional posts, How to: install a rain garden, green roof, wildlife pond, etc.
What’s on your mind today? I’d love to hear your thoughts on any of the articles listed above.
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I’m off to read about snakes. I don’t have any in my garden, but I might like to!
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Good collection of information here -thanks!
An interesting Ecosystem idea that we have been experimenting with in a pond or water feature environment is the introduction of a ‘floating island’ to not only add aesthetic appeal but to take advantage of natures way of sequestering nutrients and even toxic elements from these environments. At the same time, they create habitat for above and below the surface aquatic animals and plants:
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Keep up the good work!
Jason