gardening for wildlife
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Native Plants for Southern California Pollinators
Winter is a great time to add new plants to your garden, and what better to add than California natives? California natives have evolved with our local weather conditions, soil,…
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Van’s Garden
Today’s photos come from Linda Kennedy, who is taking us all on a visit to her talented gardening friend in Dallas. Van Johnson has become the gardening guru here in…
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Regina’s Wildlife-Friendly Garden in Connecticut
My name is Regina Melo, and I am a Brazilian American who has been living in Connecticut for the last 25 years. I started gardening about 16 years ago when…
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Gardening for Wildlife in Seattle
Today's photos come from Debby Davenport. Growing up in St. Louis, I was inspired by my mom’s green thumb and her beautiful perennial beds. I developed a passion for growing…
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Northeast: Gardening Is for the Birds
It’s impossible to imagine life without birds. Yet even habitat for black-capped chickadees is rapidly disappearing. According to Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, “Conservation ecologists … believe that…
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Take a Walk on the Wild Side
I came to gardening through strictly utilitarian desires: the desire to eat and the desire to nest. My first garden was an urban pea patch, which produced a surprisingly abundant…
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Garden Design Lessons from Nature, In a Concrete Box
Imagine designing gardens that come to life almost overnight, then just as quickly disappear. Months of planning, locating beautiful plants and tons of soil and rock, followed by a mad…