Member Garden: Kay MacNeil
I grew up in a small town of retired farmers in Freeport, Illinois, west of Rockford. My parents’ yard included many native plants, but we didn’t think of them that way. Continue reading "Member Garden: Kay MacNeil"
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Simple Ways to Prevent Birds from Colliding with your Windows
Few sounds are as disheartening to a homeowner as that of a bird colliding with a window. And with good reason, since studies show not only that such collisions are frequently fatal — one in two results in the death of the bird — but that they are also all too common. In the United […] Continue reading "Simple Ways to Prevent Birds from Colliding with your Windows"
Member Garden: Drew Lathin
Drew Lathin calls it a no-brainer. “I have always been interested in gardening and just started reading about native plants,” he says. So, converting his lot to native plants in 2014 was a simple choice. “I could have beauty and habitat in the same place.” Continue reading "Member Garden: Drew Lathin"
Member Garden: Sally Wencel
One step at a time. For nine years, Sally Wencel has been incrementally working convert her yard into a paradise for pollinators and other animals. Continue reading "Member Garden: Sally Wencel"
Member Garden: Marilynn and Tom Torkelson
Twenty years ago, Marilynn and Tom Torkelson moved into their new home in the rolling suburb of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, about 20 miles west of Minneapolis. Traditional gardeners, their primary interest was growing veggies and their biggest crop was turf grass. Continue reading "Member Garden: Marilynn and Tom Torkelson"
Member Garden: Carol and Bob Niendorf
When Carol and Bob Niendorf purchased their home in 1987, there was minimal landscaping. Basically just two pines and three birch trees surrounded their home that was carved out of a 160-acre farm dating back to 1850. Continue reading "Member Garden: Carol and Bob Niendorf"
Member Garden: Todd Crail
Todd Crail knows you don’t need a big to make a big impact. Crail of Toledo, Ohio, has only one-fifth acre city lot, but that lot, named the Metal House Farm and Preserve, is brimming with gardens that represent different communities of plants, as well as food gardens, chickens and just enough turf grass to […] Continue reading "Member Garden: Todd Crail"
Member Garden: Ken and Judy Sikora
Since 1972, it has been a work in progress. But in that time Ken and Judy Sikora, of Howard, Wisconsin, have transformed their yard once filled mainly with grass into a private nature preserve. Continue reading "Member Garden: Ken and Judy Sikora"
Native Elderberry
You can easily grow native elderberry (Sambucus L. ssp. canadensis) in semi-shaded areas with moist loam or clay soils, or in rain gardens. Their wild habitat is floodplains, shorelines and edges of swampy woods. Continue reading "Native Elderberry"
Member Garden: Kathy McDonald
Starting from scratch took on new meaning for Kathy McDonald when she downsized and moved to an older home five years ago. Continue reading "Member Garden: Kathy McDonald"