Habitat at Home: Leave Seedheads Standing
Autumn usually calls for cleaning up and pruning flower beds for spring blooms. But did you know you can forgo the clipping while still maximizing...
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What to Do About Kudzu
If you have kudzu, you know how it can take over. Here’s how you can get your kudzu under control so other living things can grow.
Habitat at Home: What to Do About Kudzu
Kudzu can grow a foot per day, so it’s important to control it ASAP. If you’ve got kudzu at your place, here are some tips to keep it from taking over.
Habitat at Home: A Bee-utiful Backyard
In this month’s Habitat at Home, learn about some of our lesser-known native bees and what you can do to bring these docile, beneficial pollinators to your garden.
Habitat at Home: What’s That Weed?!
Spring has officially sprung, and not everything is coming up roses! Each year spring arrives with dazzling redbud, daffodil, and dogwood blooms – but these...
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Habitat at Home: Shade Your Stream
Have a stream in your backyard or neighborhood that could use some TLC? Learn how to “shade your stream” for a healthier, more stable stream.
Habitat at Home: Growing Milkweed
Growing native milkweed in your yard can create wonderful habitat for all kinds of native insects, especially the monarch butterfly! Monarchs lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed leaves, nowhere else!
Habitat at Home: Recycling Your Christmas Tree
Still have your Christmas tree at home? Here’s how you can use the tree to enhance habitat in your backyard—whether you’re stabilizing a stream bank, creating mulch, or feeding birds.
Habitat at Home: For the Birds
Many of us know that putting out a bird feeder is a fun way to support birds, but there is more we can do. Make your backyard the ideal native bird habitat this winter.