Comments on: Ecosystem Services and Your Ecosystem Garden: how your property contributes to healthy ecosystems

By: Healing the Wounds Part 1 Direct Killing

Healing the Wounds Part 1 Direct Killing — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:35:59 +0000

[...] functioning of our ecosystems. Removing just one species can upset the balance of the whole system. Our own health is completely dependent on the ecosystem services provided by healthy [...]

By: Ecosystem Gardening for Wildlife

Ecosystem Gardening for Wildlife — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:43:58 +0000

[...] ecosystem of your garden extends beyond your garden gates and contributes to the ecosystem services provided by the natural areas of your region. Your garden is not an island. Every decision you make [...]

By: Ecosystem Gardening: Is This Too Hard to Learn?

Ecosystem Gardening: Is This Too Hard to Learn? — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:06:31 +0000

[...] minimum every politician, whether local, state, or national, understood ecology and the important ecosystem services that are provided by a healthy environment, which our survival is dependent on. I don’t think [...]

By: Carole Brown

Carole Brown — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:01:23 +0000

Kevin, kudos to you for your rain water capture tank! It’s so important for us to learn to manage our rainwater where it falls. I use all of the fallen leaves to mulch my garden. It’s so much fun to watch the birds pick through them all winter long.

By: kevin

kevin — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:16:24 +0000

loads of mulch is important in any garden – it helps the rain soak into the ground before it evaporates and also provides a nice humid damp home for many insects will will bring in lots of wildlife to you garden. It also helps to feed your plants as the litter stats to break down and decompose.
I’ve also got a buried rain water capture tank which collects rainwater from the roof and saves it till I need to use it to water the garden during the summer.