Garden Critters
"Critter" is a word for garden wildlife we like. The ones we don't like we call "pests," though sustainable gardeners have a pretty high tolerance for insects that might happen to be trying to get a decent meal in their garden.
Articles on this Site
Butterfly Gardening unravels the mysteries of "host plants," "nectar plants" and exactly what plants really attract the most species of butterflies.
Turn your Garden Into a Wildlife Habitat is a whole-hearted endorsement of the National Wildlife Federation's plan to make our gardens - and our communities - more wildlife-friendly.
Worms - Nature's Composters is all about the amazing abilities of earthworms to turn your garbage into gold. It's called vermiculture, and it's actually fun.
Organic Mosquito Control - Bats! is an affectionate look at these much-maligned but human-friendly critters. Great books for adults and kids, and bat houses for your very own yard.
Stories from the Garden
- Amy Stewart's article about Frogs
- Cornell's Craig Cramer on the disappearing honeybees and things we can do to help them.
- In this article Amy attempts to set the record straight about some alarmist anti-worm reporting.
- Check out Sure, Blame the Worms, Amy's reaction to worms being blamed for global warming.
- Here's a great article about Gardening for Bees.
- This article is about a wonderful talk I heard about Gardening for Wildlife.