Many wildlife species are habitat specialists, which means they have very specific needs for habitat for their survival. It is these species that are most vulnerable to extinction, and many of them are already listed as threatened or endangered. Other species are generalists, and are able to survive in many habitats, even those dominated by [...]
A Visit to Michelle Clay’s Ecosystem Garden
(Editor’s note: This article is a guest post by Michelle Clay of The Clueless Gardeners. This is a wonderful example that we can share our outdoor living spaces with nature and wildlife. Nature really can be right outside our doors.) Gabe’s Garden In July of 2008 I had a son. By the winter of that [...]
Life in the Leaf Litter: Don’t Throw a Good Thing Away
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 [...]
Brush Piles Help Wildlife in Your Ecosystem Garden
I had a bit of a rant about my neighbor’s invasive Norway Maple trees, but at least there has been two benefits of having these trees so near to my house. Benefits? Am I kidding? Yes, these are truly nasty trees in their impact on native ecosystems, but let’s make a little lemonade, shall we? [...]
A Visit to Evelyn Lovitz's Garden
Welcome to our weekly series to showcase the Ecosystem Gardens of our readers. I hope that you are enjoying these tours as much as I am. I love to see other gardens for wildlife because it gives me so many ideas to use in my own garden. Next week, a visit to YOUR garden where [...]
A Visit to YOUR Garden
Over the past few weeks I’ve been taking you on visits to the private gardens of folks who have made helping wildlife the primary focus of their gardening efforts. The photographs of these gardens, as well as the photos I use in every post here, were taken by me to illustrate the fact that the [...]
The Language of Conservation Gardening: Being Specific
There are many similar or related terms to Conservation Gardening being used which may be causing some confusion. These terms include: organic gardening, habitat gardening for wildlife, ecological gardening, sustainable landscaping/gardening, xeriscaping, natural gardening, and more. For the purpose of clarity, I’ll discuss these terms and their relation to Conservation Gardening so that we will [...]
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