Six Dogwoods for the Woodland Garden
Six Dogwood species that make their home in our Woodland garden. From the ground cover Bunchberry, to shrubs and small understory trees like the Pagoda Dogwood and Cornelian Mas. Dogwoods offer great alternatives and are a valuable addition to any wildlife, woodland garden.
Now you can turn your yard into a Certified Firefly Habitat
Now homeowners, groups and organizations can get their properties certified as Firefly habitats and purchase a sign to announce their commitment to ensuring firefly habitat.
Wild Bergamot: Easy-to-grow native wildflower and pollinator magnate
Wild Bergamot is a valuable native wildflower that should be in every garden, both for its beauty and its importance to wildlfe from native bees to moths and butterflies.
Three great woodland gardens in Canada
Canada boasts its share of woodlands both in its National Park system as well as its extensive series of provincial parks and conservation areas, but it’s the public gardens that makes areas from east to west that makes it a tourist destination. Check out three of Canada’s finest woodland gardens and public gardens.
Gardener’s Supply Company: Success grows out of passion to improve the world
Gardener’s Supply Company is a United States based garden nursery that operates a web based on-line store and printed catalogue. The company is employee owned and goes to great lengths to promote its mission to make the world a better place through gardening.
Five of the best woodland gardens in the United States
Five of the best woodland public gardens in the United States you need to visit. It might be a mini vacation or just a drive down the road, but it’s the perfect time to plan a garden destination vacation. Here are five of the best.
Why do I smell skunks in mid February?
Why am I smelling skunk every night when there is still snow on the ground? Chances are you are experiencing a female skunk sending a strong message to an amorous male looking to mate or quite possibly two males letting off a little steam over the chance to mate with a female.
Bunchberry is the ideal woodland ground cover
Bunchberry or Cornus Canadensis is the perfect ground cover for the woodland garden. It is happy in a moist, acidic soil growing in a coniferous or mixed forest. The small, ground-hugging dogwood looks great in spring summer and fall complete with perfect little flowers and bunches of bright red berries.
Little Bluestem is BIG winner in 2022
The native perennial Little Bluestem is an outstanding, little-used prairie tallgrass that has its place in naturalized gardens as well as more formal beds. It’s an important grass for native wildlife including butterflies and insects and provides a food source for our native songbirds.
Attract Juncos: Habitat might convince Snowbirds to stay all year
Dark-eyed Juncos are common visitors to our gardens, especially in winter when these sparrow-sized birds are scene looking for seed on the ground beneath our feeders.
Wildlife rescue: Living with foxes and other garden wildlife
If you are fortunate enough to have foxes living in or near your garden consider yourself lucky. These entertaining little critters are great to have in your yard to control mice and rats.
Wildlife Rescue: The year of the Fox
Mange in foxes can be deadly if left untreated but it is relative easy to cure if the application of proper medication is given in a timely fashion. Follow Procyon Wildlife volunteer staff as they tackle an onslaught of wild foxes inflicted with mange. Their rescue and recovery and eventual release.
How to bring the magic of fireflies to your woodland garden
Fireflies have always added a magical experience to our natural areas as well as our gardens. Creating habitat for these insects is critical to their survival and our ability to continue to watch these fascinating insects light up our gardens. This article provides tips on how to attract fireflies to your garden as well as resources on how you can help fireflies survive.
How to create bird artwork from digital watercolour paintings
Creating artistic interpretations from photographic images can be an extremely rewarding endeavour that is not only a way to get your creative juices going during the cold days of winter, but an excellent way to see your photographs in a different light.
How do our bright yellow Goldfinches get their colour
The stunning colour changes of the American Goldfinch is unmatched by most backyard birds. These changes can be traced, in part, to its almost entirely vegetarian diet of seeds, most notably the seeds of thistle, sunflower and milkweed.
The Fox den: How to find and identify it in the garden
Finding a fox den in the forest or in your backyard is always an exciting experience. Consider yourself lucky to be able to watch the kits grow up and the dedication the parents have as they teach them how to make their own way in the world. The den is often a series of tunnels with separate compartments for sleeping and stashing a cache of food.
Three common woodpeckers and how to tell them apart
Woodpeckers are common visitors to our feeders in winter and summer. telling them apart can be a problem considering they share some of the same characteristics – especially the Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. The Red-Bellied Woodpecker can be confusing to some because it’s not easy to see the subtle red on its belly.
How to attract the Tufted Titmouse
Attracting the Tufted Titmouse during the winter involves putting out a good supply of black-oil sunflower seeds. Keeping them around all summer requires a much more detailed approach involving ensuring a supply of insects, spiders and caterpillars, and good habitat that includes everything from fresh water to a supply of moss and, if possible, fur for them to use as nesting material.
Why do foxes scream?
Have you ever heard a terrifying scream at night in the garden or in a nearby woodlands? Chances are the bone-chilling sound was simply a red fox calling out for a mate. The piercing sound of a fox scream can shatter the peace of the woodland garden, but it is just one of the many vocalizations foxes make.
Create your own custom garden photography book: Ten simple steps
Creating a custom photo book of your garden is not only simple, it’s an enjoyable and extremely creative process. By creating a garden book each year, you can document its yearly growth in a series of beautiful books of your own photography. The customized books from Mixbook are also great ways to document memorable vacations, or a year in the life of your children or grandchildren.