Welcome to Ecosystem Gardening!

Ecoystem Garden aims to teach you to garden sustainably, conserve natural resources, and create welcoming habitat for wildlife in your garden so that you will attract more birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife to your garden.

Start by learning about the 5 Pillars of Ecosystem Gardening and then explore more Ecosystem Gardening topics.

Saving the Monarch Butterfly

by Ecosystem Gardener | January 23, 2025 | Butterfly Gardening | 0 Comments

Saving the Monarch Butterfly

So There!

by Ecosystem Gardener | January 23, 2025 | Invasive Plants | 0 Comments

Is sustainability only about human benefit?

I Am The Lorax, I Speak for the Leaves

by Ecosystem Gardener | January 23, 2025 | Benefits of a Wildlife Garden | 0 Comments

I Am The Lorax, I Speak for the Leaves

Growing Nature Loving Kids

by Ecosystem Gardener | January 23, 2025 | Teaching Children | 0 Comments

Growing Nature Loving Kids

Meet other passionate wildlife gardeners from around the country. Share your successes. Learn from your failures. Discover the best resources to help you create welcoming habitat for wildlife in your gardens with native plants so that you will attract more birds, butterflies, native pollinators, and other wildlife to your garden.

Latest Articles

Saving the Monarch Butterfly

by Ecosystem Gardener | Butterfly Gardening

Saving the Monarch Butterfly

So There!

by Ecosystem Gardener | Invasive Plants

Is sustainability only about human benefit?

I Am The Lorax, I Speak for the Leaves

by Ecosystem Gardener | Benefits of a Wildlife Garden

I Am The Lorax, I Speak for the Leaves

Growing Nature Loving Kids

by Ecosystem Gardener | Teaching Children

Growing Nature Loving Kids

Revisiting Beneficial Invasive Plants

by Ecosystem Gardener | Invasive Plants

Revisiting Beneficial Invasive Plants

Butterfly numbers plunge by 50 percent

by Ecosystem Gardener | Butterfly Gardening

Butterfly numbers plunge by 50 percent

Oil Spill and Our Gardens

by Ecosystem Gardener | Sustainable Landscaping

Oil Spill and Our Gardens

Raising Awareness of Invasive Species

by Ecosystem Gardener | Invasive Plants

Raising Awareness of Invasive Species

Brush Piles Help Wildlife in Your Ecosystem Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Garden Maintenance

Brush piles are an important habitat for many kinds of wildlife. How some invasive plants can benefit a wildlife garden.

Birds in Winter Wildlife Garden

by Ecosystem Gardener | Bird Gardening

Providing food, water, and shelter is essential for birds in a Winter wildlife garden.

What Plants Attract the Most Wildlife?

by Ecosystem Gardener | Native Plants

As I travel around the country speaking at conferences about Ecosystem Gardening for Wildlife, the question I get asked most frequently is “What should I plant?” The easy answer is that you should add lots of locally native plants to your wildlife garden...