Discover the joy of creating a wildlife-friendly garden with these articles. From selecting the right plants to creating habitats for birds and insects, this category will provide you with tips and tricks to transform your outdoor space into a thriving ecosystem. Whether you have a small balcony or a large yard, join us in the mission to support and conserve our local wildlife. Get ready to take your gardening game to the next level and welcome the beauty of nature into your own backyard.
Hummingbirds Reach Northern Virginia
Hummingbirds Reach Northern Virginia
Bees Are Beautiful in the Wildlife Garden
Bees Are Beautiful in the Wildlife Garden
Why Bugs? With Heather Holm
Why Bugs? With Heather Holm
Tree Massacre in the Wildlife Garden
Tree Massacre in the Wildlife Garden
Make Every Day Earth Day
Make Every Day Earth Day
Defining the Garden in Ecosystem Gardening
Defining the Garden in Ecosystem Gardening
First Monarch of the Spring
First Monarch of the Spring
Celebrate Garden for Wildlife Month
Celebrate Garden for Wildlife Month
Life Cycles of Butterflies in Your Habitat Garden
Life Cycles of Butterflies in Your Habitat Garden
American Robins in Your Wildlife Garden
American Robins in Your Wildlife Garden
Mr Fox Is NOT
Mr Fox Is NOT
Restoring the Monarch Butterfly
The Monarch Butterfly has been much in the news lately as we receive the devastating news that the current wintering population in Mexico is at all time low. There are many reasons for this decline in Monarch Butterflies: Current agricultural practice Genetically...
Early Spring Chores for Your Wildlife Garden
Early Spring chores in a wildlife garden don't require much time and are a lot of fun!
Dave Hunter on Attracting Native Bees
Dave Hunter on Attracting Native Bees
Give A Little Back to Wildlife
There are many ways of giving back to wildlife from creating gardens to working with local organizations who restore wildlife.
How to Find Which Birds Migrate Through Your Garden
How to Find Which Birds Migrate Through Your Garden
Monarch Butterfly Wintering Population at All Time Low
Monarch Butterfly Wintering Population at All Time Low
Butterfly Gardening for Monarchs: Got Milkweed?
Butterfly Gardening for Monarchs: Got Milkweed?
Mourning Cloak First Butterfly of the Season
Mourning Cloak First Butterfly of the Season
Do Monarch Caterpillars Eat Anything Besides Milkweed
Do Monarch Caterpillars Eat Anything Besides Milkweed
Pollinator Conservation in Your Ecosystem Garden
Pollinator Conservation in Your Ecosystem Garden
Creating Rest Stops for Migratory Birds in Your Ecosystem Garden
Creating Rest Stops for Migratory Birds in Your Ecosystem Garden
River Health and Your Ecosystem Garden
Birding adventures to see the wintering ducks. Views of the Cambridge waterfront of the Choptank River, Maryland.
The Wild Turkey So Much More Than Thanksgiving Dinner
How wild turkeys are different than factory farmed turkeys.
Hummingbirds Return
Hummingbirds Return
Starting a Wildlife Garden From Scratch
Starting a Wildlife Garden From Scratch
Where’s my Garden?
Where’s my Garden?
5 Ways to Help Amphibians in Your Ecosystem Garden
5 Ways to Help Amphibians in Your Ecosystem Garden
Tiger Swallowtails in the Wildlife Garden
Tiger Swallowtails in the Wildlife Garden
How to Provide Water for Birds When the Birdbath Freezes
How to Provide Water for Birds When the Birdbath Freezes
Attracting Butterflies to Your Wildlife Garden
Attracting Butterflies to Your Wildlife Garden
New Wildlife Garden Update
New Wildlife Garden Update
What Black and White Caterpillar Eats Carrots
What Black and White Caterpillar Eats Carrots
Who’s in Your Wildlife Garden? Learning to ID Birds by Song
Who’s in Your Wildlife Garden? Learning to ID Birds by Song
I love nature, but I have no love for ticks!
I love nature, but I have no love for ticks!
What Did Black Swallowtails Eat Before we Brought In Parsley, Dill, and Queen Anne’s Lace?
What Did Black Swallowtails Eat Before we Brought In Parsley, Dill, and Queen Anne’s Lace?
Red Admiral Butterfly Sipping From Sap Flow
Red Admiral Butterfly Sipping From Sap Flow
How to Help Your Friends Start a Wildlife Garden
How to Help Your Friends Start a Wildlife Garden
Attracting Birds to Guatemala Farms: A How To
Using the Essential Elements for birds and other wildlife to create a welcoming habitat.
Is Sugar Bad for Hummingbirds?
Is Sugar Bad for Hummingbirds?
How Long Should I Leave my Hummingbird Feeders up in the Fall?
How Long Should I Leave my Hummingbird Feeders up in the Fall?
Ecosystem Gardening in Practice: How to install a dragonfly pond
Ecosystem Gardening in Practice: How to install a dragonfly pond
If you Build it, take two
If you Build it, take two
Top Tips to Start a Wildlife Garden Part 2
Top Tips to Start a Wildlife Garden Part 2
5 Steps to The Ultimate Butterfly Garden
5 Steps to The Ultimate Butterfly Garden
Helping Wildlife with Specialized Habitat Needs in Your Ecosystem Garden
Helping Wildlife with Specialized Habitat Needs in Your Ecosystem Garden
Caring for Birds in the Winter Wildlife Garden
Create a rest stop for birds traveling on their migration.
Helping Your Neighbors Learn to Love Wildlife
Helping Your Neighbors Learn to Love Wildlife
Pollinators of Native Plants by Heather Holm
Pollinators of Native Plants by Heather Holm
Ultimate Guide to Birdscaping Your Garden
Ultimate Guide to Birdscaping Your Garden
How to Start a Wildlife Garden
How to Start a Wildlife Garden
Visit Other Wildlife Gardens for Inspiration
Visit Other Wildlife Gardens for Inspiration
Fall Garden Chores, or NOT
Fall Garden Chores, or NOT
This Garden is For the Birds
This Garden is For the Birds
Best Nectar Plants for Monarchs and Other Butterflies
Best Nectar Plants for Monarchs and Other Butterflies
Bread is NOT Bird Food
Bread is NOT Bird Food
What’s All the Fuss About Neonicotinoids?
What’s All the Fuss About Neonicotinoids?
Raccoons In The Wildlife Garden
I’ve been observing a special visitor to my wildlife garden lately, one that my two Plott Hounds get especially excited about–the raccoons that have taken up residence in the abandoned house next to my property. My Plott hounds are quite adept at helping me spot birds...
Take Care of Your Share of the Planet
Take Care of Your Share of the Planet
Getting Inspiration for Your Wildlife Garden
Getting Inspiration for Your Wildlife Garden
How to Attract More Pollinators
How to Attract More Pollinators
7 Steps to Birdscaping Your Garden
Time for all gardeners to make a difference. The role of gardener has become an important player in our nation's wildlife.
Container Gardening for Wildlife Habitat
Creating a wildlife habitat at home. How to attract wildlife to a garden of any size.
Certified Monarch Waystation
Certified Monarch Waystation
Sometimes Starting Over is the Best Option
Sometimes Starting Over is the Best Option
Butterfly numbers plunge by 50 percent
Butterfly numbers plunge by 50 percent
Brush Piles Help Wildlife in Your Ecosystem Garden
Brush piles are an important habitat for many kinds of wildlife. How some invasive plants can benefit a wildlife garden.
Birds in Winter Wildlife Garden
Providing food, water, and shelter is essential for birds in a Winter wildlife garden.
Saving the Monarch Butterfly
Saving the Monarch Butterfly
Wildlife Garden Autumn Clean Up
How to preserve wildlife habitat while cleaning up your wildlife garden in Autumn.
What to Know About Attracting Native Bees
What to Know About Attracting Native Bees
Earth Day in the Wildlife Garden
Earth Day in the Wildlife Garden
Giving Pollinators a Helping Hand in Your Wildlife Garden
Giving Pollinators a Helping Hand in Your Wildlife Garden
Seed Bombing My Wildlife Garden
Collect seeds from native plants around your wildlife garden to plant in other areas of your garden.