'Conservation corridors' of wildlife habitat help address needs of local ecosystem

Across North America, spring and summer mean that it’s time to buy new plants for the garden, and while there are plenty of great nurseries and garden centers, real plant enthusiasts know that treasures are often to be found at independent plant sales. Here in the Northeast, we are blessed to have more than a few that are worth traveling to, even if it involves getting up early to commute a few hours or even booking a room somewhere.

Bird populations in the US and Canada have plummeted by 30 percent since 1970 – here's why, and what we can do.

Want to give your hallway a classy makeover with a tropical whiff? These Corridor Decoration Ideas with Plants will have your heart!

Outside of inviting a pair of roving mountain lions into your garden to act as deterrents, installing a deer fence is your best option to keep deer out of your garden.This installation isn’t for everybody! It requires a good am

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) currently lists 156 species of bees as vulnerable, 20 as endangered, and 11 as critically endangered globally. While those numbers are concerning, there are almost 20,000 different species of bees; in the United States alone, there are around 3,500 species. It’s important to keep these big numbers in mind while focusing on the specific species that need protection.

As gardeners, it is easy to lose sight of exactly how much we have achieved over the years—and also so easy to focus on the things that go wrong rather than looking at the many things that go right. 

Here in the British Isles, we are surrounded by history, both natural and human. Many are interested in finding the remnants of the built environment that have survived through our long history.

«Healing gardens» are now featured in the design of most new hospitals. Aside from the pleasure of getting out in the fresh air and sunlight, just glimpsing the green space from a hospital window does wonders. As Deborah Franklin writes for Scientific American about one particular study on the topic, «Patients with bedside windows looking out on leafy trees healed, on average, a day faster, needed significantly less pain medication and had fewer postsurgical complications than patients who instead saw a brick wall.»

The common lizard is a small lizard that can be found sunbathing on walls and logs out in the open, close to dense vegetation where it can quickly take cover if a predator appears. It’s typically found in woodland, grassland and heathland, but does turn up in gardens – if you have lizards you’re very lucky indeed.

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A new book I’ve been reading called “These Trees Tell A Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes” (affiliate link) takes the reader along on explorations through a diversity of places looking for hints on how to know the land as its author, Noah Charney, suggests.Noah is an assistant professor of conservation biology at the University of Maine and co-author with Charley Eiseman of the award-winning field guide “Tracks