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Climate Smart Gardening: How To Reduce Emissions, Capture Carbon And Better Serve Wildlife

As eco-conscious homeowners consider how to curtail their personal contributions to climate change, they tend to look indoors, searching for ways to increase energy efficiency. But there are so many moves they can make outdoors

How Benign Neglect Can Actually Improve Your Garden

If you like the idea of a bountiful garden, but you’re less keen on all the watering, fertilizing, and care it entails, I have a gardening

Planning a Garden? Think Pollinators, Not Just Pretty Flowers

Why the Next Big Gardening Trend Is Taking a Cue from Local Biodiversity

Why the Next Big Gardening Trend Is Taking a Cue from Local Biodiversity Food52 5 hrs ago © Provided by Food52 Planting a tree and seeing it grow and thrive is one of the most long-lasting and fulfilling gardening experiences. I feel that way about the gingko in our front yard, but when it comes to wildlife value, a gingko is almost like having a plastic tree in your yard it has zero value to the little critters that make nature work. A gingko attracts no caterpillars at all (which are essential for birds to raise their young), but a native oak, on the other hand, supports more than 550 species of caterpillars. According to Doug Tallamy, a professor of entomology and wildlife ecology at the University of Delaware and a leading voice in the movement to plant more natives, a single pair of chickadees needs 6,000 to 9,000 caterpillars to feed one clutch of young.

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