2009 Best of Loving Nature’s Garden

Happy 2010 to you. 2009 has been a great year here at Loving Nature’s Garden. It seems an appropriate time to share the best of 2009 with links to some favorite articles. Also, remember my 12 Christmas Wishes for You. It’s going to be a great year!

May we all grow even greener homes, gardens and communities in 2010 and beyond. Let’s keep growing toward a greener Earth together.

Most Commented Posts

• How Low is Your Thermostat – where I discovered just how hardy and frugal you all are. Also a top visited post with 145 page views.
• Favorite Backyard Animals – where I got to learn which critters you love, and there are LOTS.
• Cost of Prairie Restoration – where we had some good discussion on returning land to nature, non-native plants and when/whether herbicide use is justified.

Most Tweeted Posts

• Ten Tricks to Get Kids Outdoors – with 63 retweets. Also my most visited post with 1,000 page views.
• 5 Ways to Winter Bird Watch With Kids – with 25 retweets.
• In joint third place with 17 retweets each are 50 Under $10 Books for Nature Kids and 10 Things to Keep You Walking to School.

Most Visited Posts

Most visited posts (that haven’t yet been mentioned). Many visits on these come through search engines.

• Beautiful Fall Berries, Kansas Natives – with 225 page views.
• Attract Birds by Mimicking Their Calls – with 127 page views.
• Squirrel Tracks in the Snow – with 121 page views.

And My Personal Favorites

• 50 Gifts to Green the Earth – still a work in progress!
• Make Like a Kansas Possum and Prepare for a Prairie Winter – possums are now on the top of my favorite critter list.
• Prairie Dog Myth – live in peace little guys, you’re not at all villains.

I so much enjoy everyone who comes by to read, learn, and share in the joys of nature, gardening and sustainability. Which post is your favorite?

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