It’s that time of the week again, our weekly look around the web to share with you the most interesting articles and photos for your enjoyment and education. There is so much fascinating information that I like to give you a summary of what caught my attention this week.
- Entomologist Nancy Grieg shares her expertise in the 10 DON’Ts of Butterfly Gardening. Complete with beautiful photos of butterflies in action. (Note: Please remember that buddleia (Butterfly Bush) is an invasive plant and I do not recommend ever planting it!)
- Wendy Gabriel has reviewed my Life in the Leaf Litter article in in her Green Guide series. Don’t throw away a good thing by raking and bagging your leaves for disposal. Follow @MyGreenSide
- Great article and photos by Marghanita Hughes of Little Humbugs, Bird Watching: Connecting Kids to Nature. I love the Stellars Jay photos. Twitter: @littlehumbugs
- Alison Kerr of Loving Nature’s Garden has written an excellent review of Doug Tallamy’s Bringing Nature Home. As you may know by now, this book is a must read for every homeowner and gardener as far as I’m concerned. Follow Alison on Twitter: @alisonkerr
- Do you suffer from the most common affliction in garden design? Rachel Mathews at Successful Garden Design gives you all you need to recover from this in Do You Suffer From the Phobia that Effects New Garden Designers? Follow @Successfulgardn
And here’s a review of the happenings here at Ecosystem Gardening this week:
A Visit to Helen Yoest’s Ecosystem Garden, guest post by Helen Yoest discussing her amazing wildlife garden.
Brazilian Pepper Makes “Most Hated Plants” List. What is on your Most Hated Plants List?
Health Care Reform in Your Ecosystem Garden uses the language of the health care debate to make an analogy to the importance of Ecosystem Gardening to protect wildlife.
Brush Piles Help Wildlife in Your Ecosystem Garden shows how you can create cover and shelter for your wildlife friends.
Life in the Leaf Litter, Don’t Throw a Good Thing Away illustrates how much wildlife is dependent on your fallen leaves so don’t throw them away.
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Thanks so much for mentioning my book review of Bringing Nature Home. I love, love, love that book – thanks for introducing me to it
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I love that you do a Best of the Web each week! It gives me a chance to catch up on things I might have missed during the week like the lovely article and photos by Marghanita Hughes of Little Humbugs. Thank you also for the mention!!!
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