Garden Design, Garden Makeover, Garden Coach
Mosquito Prevention–5 Things I don’t get a lot of mosquitos where I live, in fact, several of my windows don’t even have screens on them. But I hate a mosquito bite as much as the next person, so I was interested in a recent article about mosquito-repellant plants. Preventing an invasion, tho’, starts with knowing… Continue Reading →
Child friendly Garden Design Yesterday I was out recruiting clients and a homeowner asked me if I could design something that would be suitable for her kids. Bien Sur! I said–easiest thing ever. All you have to do is think of the things that kids love to do, and make sure your yard has that. What… Continue Reading →
Design Your Wildlife Garden We’ve had an overview of the Wildlife Garden with “How to Design the Wildlife Garden”. That covered a lot about Birds. Next were a bunch more B’s–Planning Your Wildlife Garden—Bees, Butterflies, Beneficials. Finally, let’s look at ponds and bogs. I’ve linked to NatureScape BC several times, and this is no exception: here’s… Continue Reading →
Last month I covered the basics of planning your wildlife garden: Water. Food. Shelter. Don’t use pesticides. Do plant some natives (NatureScapeBC.ca is a great resource)–here’s a short list of natives for various garden sites. Include a wide variety of plants–flowers, deciduous and evergreen shrubs, ornamental grasses, but enough of all to actually make a statement…. Continue Reading →
“If You Build It They Will Come” First of all, why should you bother with a “wildlife garden”? Providing habitat for native critters will not only benefit them, but you as well. The more diversity you have in your garden the more you’ll appreciate it and get out into it. Which as you know from… Continue Reading →
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