Comments on: Can We “Out Nature” Mother Nature in Our Gardens? http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/2009/10/can-we-out-nature-mother-nature-in-our-gardens/ simple ways to grow your garden Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:03:13 -0700 hourly 1 By: Ellen Sousa http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/2009/10/can-we-out-nature-mother-nature-in-our-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 Ellen Sousa Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:42:07 +0000 http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/?p=1712#comment-2279 Thanks for posting this information in such a clear way. We have been landscaping our 4-acre MA farm as a natural habitat (for wildlife and people!) for 5 years and it is great to hear others joining this movement. I have a habitat landscaping blog that I write for New Englander gardeners - http://blog.thbfarm.com Thanks for posting this information in such a clear way. We have been landscaping our 4-acre MA farm as a natural habitat (for wildlife and people!) for 5 years and it is great to hear others joining this movement. I have a habitat landscaping blog that I write for New Englander gardeners – http://blog.thbfarm.com

]]> By: admin http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/2009/10/can-we-out-nature-mother-nature-in-our-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-2278 admin Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:19:16 +0000 http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/?p=1712#comment-2278 Kelly, I'm delighted to hear that National Wildlife magazine will be sharing even more great information to help homeowners and gardeners. These are exciting times for native/wildlife gardening. It's a goal of mine to create a certified wildlife habitat in my yard. Carole, thanks again for the great article. Wendy, it sounds like you are getting involved in this aspect of being green too. Great! I'm very much enjoying the conversation :-) Kelly, I’m delighted to hear that National Wildlife magazine will be sharing even more great information to help homeowners and gardeners. These are exciting times for native/wildlife gardening. It’s a goal of mine to create a certified wildlife habitat in my yard.

Carole, thanks again for the great article.

Wendy, it sounds like you are getting involved in this aspect of being green too. Great!

I’m very much enjoying the conversation :-)

]]> By: Wendy http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/2009/10/can-we-out-nature-mother-nature-in-our-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 Wendy Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:05:20 +0000 http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/?p=1712#comment-2277 Wonderful and informative post! I will be doing the recommended reading before planting another garden. It's really nice to know that every garden does matter! Wonderful and informative post! I will be doing the recommended reading before planting another garden. It’s really nice to know that every garden does matter!

]]> By: Carole http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/2009/10/can-we-out-nature-mother-nature-in-our-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 Carole Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:44:42 +0000 http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/?p=1712#comment-2276 Alison, Kelly, and Robin, it's so nice to see others who are interested in sharing their gardens with wildlife. Every garden matters! We can create welcoming habitats to help protect our native wildlife. Alison, Kelly, and Robin, it’s so nice to see others who are interested in sharing their gardens with wildlife. Every garden matters! We can create welcoming habitats to help protect our native wildlife.

]]> By: Kelly Senser http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/2009/10/can-we-out-nature-mother-nature-in-our-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-2275 Kelly Senser Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:06:36 +0000 http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/?p=1712#comment-2275 Two of my favorite wildlife advocates together--hooray! Thanks, Alison and Carole, for this great post. I hope to bring more to online discussions soon, when "National Wildlife" magazine launches an entire section on its website dedicated to wildlife gardening. We've long had articles in our print pages (indeed, it was a feature story that helped jumpstart NWF's <a href="http://www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife" rel="nofollow">habitat program</a> more than 35 years ago), but the editors want to expand our efforts going forward. This makes me happy for a number of reasons--the top one being that I've seen with my own eyes what positive effects adding habitat elements to a yard have on wildlife--and people. We've a certified wildlife habitat at home, and I'm also part of a habitat team at my children's school. So rewarding to see students delight in seeing nesting tree swallows, butterflies sipping nectar, etc. (the fruits of their labor!). Like you, I want more people to know this joy, be part of helping to support species. Two of my favorite wildlife advocates together–hooray! Thanks, Alison and Carole, for this great post. I hope to bring more to online discussions soon, when “National Wildlife” magazine launches an entire section on its website dedicated to wildlife gardening. We’ve long had articles in our print pages (indeed, it was a feature story that helped jumpstart NWF’s habitat program more than 35 years ago), but the editors want to expand our efforts going forward. This makes me happy for a number of reasons–the top one being that I’ve seen with my own eyes what positive effects adding habitat elements to a yard have on wildlife–and people. We’ve a certified wildlife habitat at home, and I’m also part of a habitat team at my children’s school. So rewarding to see students delight in seeing nesting tree swallows, butterflies sipping nectar, etc. (the fruits of their labor!). Like you, I want more people to know this joy, be part of helping to support species.

]]> By: admin http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/2009/10/can-we-out-nature-mother-nature-in-our-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-2274 admin Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:12:30 +0000 http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/?p=1712#comment-2274 So glad to hear you are thinking of doing some nature gardening Robin :-) So glad to hear you are thinking of doing some nature gardening Robin :-)

]]> By: Robin http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/2009/10/can-we-out-nature-mother-nature-in-our-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-2273 Robin Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:40:54 +0000 http://lovingnaturesgarden.com/?p=1712#comment-2273 I just spent some time at a vineyard that is practicing a lot of this on their farm and it got me really thinking about how I can do something small scale in my own back yard. This is very timely and gives me some ideas on a few steps to take. Thanks. I just spent some time at a vineyard that is practicing a lot of this on their farm and it got me really thinking about how I can do something small scale in my own back yard. This is very timely and gives me some ideas on a few steps to take.

Thanks.

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