Create Wildlife Habitat. Protect the Environment
I received a very interesting question from a reader today through the Ask Carole feature here at Ecosystem Gardening. I love answering your questions about what’s happening in your wildlife garden, and I’ll do my best to answer each one that comes in as time is available. Thanks to all of you who have taken [...]
…and the bees, and the flowers and the trees. Sorry, that song got stuck in my head when I was thinking about a title, so now you’ll think of me for the rest of the day when you’re humming it Seriously though, my garden really is for the birds. They are the reason that I [...]
[Guest post by Alison Kerr as part of the Show Off Your Wildlife Garden Series. Is your garden next? I hope so!] Photo is Tradescantia ohiensis – native spiderwort which is one of the earliest prairie flowers every year and my favorite. When you move to a new place there is much to discover about [...]
Mourning Cloak, originally uploaded by milesizz. This morning I saw my first butterfly of the season floating above my garden. It was a Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), a stunningly beautiful butterfly. It’s not surprising that this species was the first of the season, as one of it’s other common names is “Harbinger of Spring.” Mourning [...]
I was honored to write a guest post last week for the Little Humbugs Gardening with Chloe series about attracting more butterflies to your garden. In that article I discuss the importance of knowing which host plants are necessary to support the caterpillars of the butterflies you wish to attract. Butterflies go through four distinctive [...]
It’s that time again. Time for our weekly meander around the internets to see what’s new, exciting, or noteworthy. I read a lot, so I like to share with you some of the interesting things I find in my travels. [Note: if you want to open the link in a new tab/window, right click the [...]
I don’t have many words today, mainly because I am in denial that we are getting another two feet of snow. It’s cold, gray, and dreary. So I am dreaming of warmer places. Please enjoy these Arizona Ecosystem Gardening photos: See all the gardens in the Ecosystem Gardening Showcase and warm yourself with fond dreams [...]
When it comes to wildlife conservation, the Brits are often way ahead of us. But the good news is that we can learn from them and do our best to catch up. In Gardeners must unite to save Britain’s wildlife, experts say there are some great tips for uniting with other gardeners in your neighborhood to [...]
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 [...]
“What should I plant” is the most frequently asked question I receive from people who’d like to attract more wildlife to their gardens. We have already discussed the top 10 woody plants to attract wildlife to your Ecosystem Garden. Now we”ll delve into the best herbaceous species. These plants have been chosen based on a [...]
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