Join the movement of supporting biodiversity with a wildlife haven! Here's how to get your backyard named as Certified ...

A community garden which supports wildlife and people's mental health is up for an international award. Gosling Sike, near ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Here’s what a frost or freeze warning means for your garden. Plus, four steps you can take to protect your plants from a ...

I enjoy watching the wildlife that visits my gardens. My garden rule when finding a new plant for my garden is that it must support wildlife in some way. The plant must offer wildlife a food source, ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

January gives us all a new beginning. For gardeners who have resolved to do more for their wildlife in 2023, there may be an incentive. Gardeners who make their gardens or landscapes more sustainable ...

It’s a warm, sunny afternoon and a monarch butterfly lands on a purple coneflower. Next to it, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird hovers, sipping from the bright red blossoms of a cardinal flower. You might ...

The Audubon Society, National Fish and Wildlife and many other outfits will guide you in creating and certifying an official “backyard habitat.” Having a goal like that can be fun. But you can start ...

Common garden pests in Massachusetts include squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs, rabbits, deer and various birds. MassWildlife recommends fencing, eliminating shelter and scare tactics to deter these ...