Create Wildlife Habitat. Protect the Environment
I’ve been watching the Robins pecking through last winters leaves in their search for earthworms, snails, grubs and insects. We tend to think of sightings of American Robins as signs of spring, but Robins are in fact year-round residents in most of the lower 48 US states. How Come I Don’t See any Robins in [...]
Bird nest monitoring has become a very important tool in the arsenal for biologists and ornithologists who study bird populations. And the good news is that you can help by joining Nest Watch, a citizen science project by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. NestWatch welcomes data for all North American birds. Participants submit data about which [...]
I was reading a post by Alison Kerr called A Guide to Happy Family Gardening, a review of a book by that name. I was really struck by one of the chapter titles: The Dreaming Season, a time for planning. This is definitely the Dreaming Season for me! Maybe because it has been so cold [...]
With cold temperatures dominating the country, and even Atlanta and Florida and Texas feeling the deep freeze I begin to wonder how do the birds survive these extreme temperatures? The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is interested in this question as well. And they’re having a contest where you can win great stuff like binoculars, books, [...]
First, let’s identify the mystery hawk. Thank you all for your guesses, that was fun. The hawk is a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk. I have to admit, I sent these photos off to a friend who is a hawk expert, Clay Sutton, co-author of the fabulous hawk ID book, Hawks in Flight because there were several [...]
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 “Conservation Gardening.” But for [...]
(Editor’s note: We have a very special treat in store today. This is a guest post by Helen Yoest of Gardening with Confidence. Helen Yoest is a garden writer, garden speaker, garden coach, garden scout, garden designer, essentially if it has to do with gardening, Helen is the queen. I’m honored that Helen has chosen [...]
It’s that time again, our weekly journey around the web to check out the best resources and most interesting articles that grabbed my attention this week. Let’s get started…. For a great review of the Perennial Plant Conference, check out the Garden Lady’s article telling us all about it. Botany Buddy discussed the best native [...]
This is the time of year when those giant paper bags full of fallen leaves start appearing on sidewalks around the country. This is also the time of year I drive around my neighborhood picking up those bags of leaves in my truck and spreading them throughout my garden beds. The practice of removing our [...]
Let’s continue our weekly exploration of the things that grabbed my attention this week. We’ve got Helen’s lawn reduction plan, cities creating habitat for wildlife, green roofs providing habitat for birds, an interview of me, stinkbugs, First, a shameless plug. I had the honor this week of being interviewed by Wendy Gabriel, the Fargo Green [...]
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