Comments on: What does Conservation Gardening mean?

By: Tattered, Torn but Still Tasty

Tattered, Torn but Still Tasty — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:03:53 +0000

[...] Now, I’m not saying that everybody needs to have a half-dead garden decorating their front yard. But imagine if our landscaping “laws” instead required us all to leave part of our yards a little messier? Not necessarily for aesthetics but as wildlife habitat and also to contribute to local flood control, groundwater purification and carbon sequestration? There’ve been several postings lately here on BWG and also at our sister blog Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens about how slightly messy gardens are SO important to wildlife. Even a small area planted with host plants and flowers for butterflies and predatorial insects, if left to stand into the winter, can support many small but important wildlife species and provide other essential environmental “services”. [...]

By: Sustainable Landscaping resources for Ecosystem Gardening

Sustainable Landscaping resources for Ecosystem Gardening — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:08:01 +0000

[...] is Part 1 in a series of resources for Conservation Gardening. See What does Conservation Gardening mean to see how these references are used in Conservation [...]

By: The New Monkey and your Conservation Garden: Everything is Connected

The New Monkey and your Conservation Garden: Everything is Connected — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:02:11 +0000

[...] Species are now going extinct at a rate 100 times faster than at any other time in history. And the reason for this is habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation due to human [...]

By: Native Plants, Top 10 Best Woody Plants for your Wildlife Habitat Garden

Native Plants, Top 10 Best Woody Plants for your Wildlife Habitat Garden — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:47:11 +0000

[...] now you know just how passionate I am about native plants for conservation gardening, but in the big scheme of things, some native plants far outshine others in the sheer numbers of [...]

By: And what the heck is Ecosystem Gardening Anyway? | Ecosystem Gardening

And what the heck is Ecosystem Gardening Anyway? | Ecosystem Gardening — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:38:30 +0000

[...] What does Ecosystem Gardening Mean?–covers the pillars of Ecosystem Gardening: sustainability, soil conservation, water conservation, the importance of native plants, the dangers of invasive plants, the essential role of insects, pollinator conservation, butterfly conservation, bird conservation, amphibian conservation, and mammal conservation. [...]