HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE / HABITAT GARDENING

A Learning & Teaching Team Topic by H.O.P.E. from the Garden

What is Habitat Gardening? Download PDF


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RESOURCES for HABITAT GARDENING:


“For the Birds, Butterflies & Hummingbirds: Creating Inviting Habitats, by Mary Free, MGNV Volunteer”
(Wonderful overview of the subject and a great place to start as you plan your new or expanded habitat development.)

Virginia Tech Publications and Educational Resources related
to Wildlife
(Large number of articles.)


BOOKS:


“Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and other Sensory Wonders of Nature, by Nancy Lawson”
(Princeton, NJ: Princeton Architectural Press, 2023. Explores habitat-building through the five senses.)

New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden
(Beverly, MA: Cool Springs Press, 2021. Inspiration for building home gardens that imitate wild spaces.)


reduce lawn Reducing lawn area to create a habitat at the HOPE Garden.


remove invasives
Making comparisons between the lasagna technique and black plastic
- 2 sections about 60' apart:
Soil test now and a year later when we get ready to plant.
A "Soil your Undies" test established now to be recovered and analyzed a year later.
Our Lasagna Recipe:
1. cardboard; 2. grass cut from the site; 3. straw; 4. garden soil; 5. mulch; 6. lots of water on each layer and the expectation of a rainy afternoon.


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Audrey's Meadow

Audrey Hirsch's Meadow in September


Horticultural Topics on HABITAT by our H.O.P.E. from the Garden Learning and
Teaching Teams
available to attend & presented by GPMGA's SPEAKERS BUREAU

Native Plants in our Gardens
Ornamental Pollinator Garden - Oxymoron?
Not All Native Plants are Equal
Native Shrubs: Avoid a Garden Ghost Town
Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants
What is Habitat Gardening?
Why Should I care about Invasive Plants?
Feed the Bees
Growing Native Plants from Seed

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or other group,
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a speaker to talk to your group.
Or
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“What we call 'economic growth' is in fact a growth in waste and a decline
in the health of natural habitat.” – Satish Kumar




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