Even into md-January, the Goldfinches still come to the Teasel heads.
Is it time to tidy-up the garden now, Greenfingers?
Not yet - not if there's a full moon in the month.
#gardeningforwildlife #nature #FeedBirdsNaturally
Is it time to tidy-up the garden now, Greenfingers?
Not yet - not if there's a full moon in the month.
#gardeningforwildlife #nature #FeedBirdsNaturally
January 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Even into md-January, the Goldfinches still come to the Teasel heads.
Is it time to tidy-up the garden now, Greenfingers?
Not yet - not if there's a full moon in the month.
#gardeningforwildlife #nature #FeedBirdsNaturally
Is it time to tidy-up the garden now, Greenfingers?
Not yet - not if there's a full moon in the month.
#gardeningforwildlife #nature #FeedBirdsNaturally
This can mean just setting it in a random spot (like this), or adding it to a brush pile, or using it as material for a dead hedge. If we get to construct our dead hedge, that’s what we’ll end up doing, so we also separate these to avoid crushing them.
(3/4)
#nativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
(3/4)
#nativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 AM
This can mean just setting it in a random spot (like this), or adding it to a brush pile, or using it as material for a dead hedge. If we get to construct our dead hedge, that’s what we’ll end up doing, so we also separate these to avoid crushing them.
(3/4)
#nativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
(3/4)
#nativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
What we’d really like to do, & hope to start on this winter, is to incorporate a dead hedge into our landscape.
(4/4)
#gardeningforwildlife
(4/4)
#gardeningforwildlife
This Unique Fence Style Has Been Around for Ages—But It’s Not Right for Everyone
Add rustic charm to your garden and attract wildlife by transforming old plant debris into a DIY dead hedge. Here’s how to do it.
www.bobvila.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:42 PM
What we’d really like to do, & hope to start on this winter, is to incorporate a dead hedge into our landscape.
(4/4)
#gardeningforwildlife
(4/4)
#gardeningforwildlife
…you need snakes!
We’ve never found mice in our brush piles, but we’ve found small snakes nearby, garters & ringnecks, & birds use them too.
(3/4)
#gardeningforwildlife
We’ve never found mice in our brush piles, but we’ve found small snakes nearby, garters & ringnecks, & birds use them too.
(3/4)
#gardeningforwildlife
January 14, 2026 at 11:40 PM
…you need snakes!
We’ve never found mice in our brush piles, but we’ve found small snakes nearby, garters & ringnecks, & birds use them too.
(3/4)
#gardeningforwildlife
We’ve never found mice in our brush piles, but we’ve found small snakes nearby, garters & ringnecks, & birds use them too.
(3/4)
#gardeningforwildlife
We were under observation when we arrived home. Today’s photo is some (non)native wildlife enjoying the comforts of our brush pile.
We like to keep brush piles both because amazing soil forms underneath them after a few years…
(1/4)
#2026photos #gardeningforwildlife #feralcats
We like to keep brush piles both because amazing soil forms underneath them after a few years…
(1/4)
#2026photos #gardeningforwildlife #feralcats
January 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
We were under observation when we arrived home. Today’s photo is some (non)native wildlife enjoying the comforts of our brush pile.
We like to keep brush piles both because amazing soil forms underneath them after a few years…
(1/4)
#2026photos #gardeningforwildlife #feralcats
We like to keep brush piles both because amazing soil forms underneath them after a few years…
(1/4)
#2026photos #gardeningforwildlife #feralcats
😍 35- 40 years ago I did the ‘Extra Tenner scheme*’ at Birmingham UWG & helped re-write & edit their #GardeningForWildlife book.
I still love the phrase ‘Gardening for Wildlife.’ It’s *REALLY* important.
It was actually ’Employment Training Scheme’
But.
You got an extra £10 on top of your dole.
So…
I still love the phrase ‘Gardening for Wildlife.’ It’s *REALLY* important.
It was actually ’Employment Training Scheme’
But.
You got an extra £10 on top of your dole.
So…
January 13, 2026 at 6:36 PM
😍 35- 40 years ago I did the ‘Extra Tenner scheme*’ at Birmingham UWG & helped re-write & edit their #GardeningForWildlife book.
I still love the phrase ‘Gardening for Wildlife.’ It’s *REALLY* important.
It was actually ’Employment Training Scheme’
But.
You got an extra £10 on top of your dole.
So…
I still love the phrase ‘Gardening for Wildlife.’ It’s *REALLY* important.
It was actually ’Employment Training Scheme’
But.
You got an extra £10 on top of your dole.
So…
The Midnight Bath
Barred Owl
The #owl is on a platform in the middle of the pond. The pond is 3-4 feet deep.
#Birds #BirdWatching #PondLife #GardeningForWildlife
Barred Owl
The #owl is on a platform in the middle of the pond. The pond is 3-4 feet deep.
#Birds #BirdWatching #PondLife #GardeningForWildlife
January 10, 2026 at 12:09 AM
The Midnight Bath
Barred Owl
The #owl is on a platform in the middle of the pond. The pond is 3-4 feet deep.
#Birds #BirdWatching #PondLife #GardeningForWildlife
Barred Owl
The #owl is on a platform in the middle of the pond. The pond is 3-4 feet deep.
#Birds #BirdWatching #PondLife #GardeningForWildlife
January 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Maybe it’s only because I know it’s there that I imagine you can see its deep red - or purple - or red - if you look closely. (But I don’t think so.)
(3/3)
#nativeplants #virginianativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
(3/3)
#nativeplants #virginianativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
January 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Maybe it’s only because I know it’s there that I imagine you can see its deep red - or purple - or red - if you look closely. (But I don’t think so.)
(3/3)
#nativeplants #virginianativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
(3/3)
#nativeplants #virginianativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
We’ve had black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) popping up here and there for years, but the blackberry only showed up in the last year or two.
(Some of it kept grabbing at my sweater while I took this photo.)
(2/3)
#nativeplants #virginianativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
(Some of it kept grabbing at my sweater while I took this photo.)
(2/3)
#nativeplants #virginianativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
We’ve had black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) popping up here and there for years, but the blackberry only showed up in the last year or two.
(Some of it kept grabbing at my sweater while I took this photo.)
(2/3)
#nativeplants #virginianativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
(Some of it kept grabbing at my sweater while I took this photo.)
(2/3)
#nativeplants #virginianativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
🌿Practice Lazy Gardening
🍂Leave the Leaves: Many native bees and butterfly larvae overwinter in leaf litter
🐝Save the Stems: many solitary bees nest inside hollow stems
Bare Dirt is Good: About 70% of California’s native bees nest underground
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
🍂Leave the Leaves: Many native bees and butterfly larvae overwinter in leaf litter
🐝Save the Stems: many solitary bees nest inside hollow stems
Bare Dirt is Good: About 70% of California’s native bees nest underground
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
January 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
A great list of New Year’s resolutions from the Xerces Society that are achievable and bring benefits you can see. A lot of these are on my list for 2026 already - what about yours?
#gardeningforwildlife
#gardeningforwildlife
Happy new year! Looking for inspiration for 2026? We’ve made a list of realistic & measurable ideas that will benefit invertebrates, & other wildlife, plus resources to get you started!
Choose the ones that speak to you, and we look forward to cheering you on! 🌱
Choose the ones that speak to you, and we look forward to cheering you on! 🌱
New Year’s Resolutions For Nature and Wildlife
Start your year out right with a resolution that will make you feel inspired, empowered, and joyful! We’ve compiled a list of realistic and measurable new year’s resolution ideas that will benefit…
xerces.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
A great list of New Year’s resolutions from the Xerces Society that are achievable and bring benefits you can see. A lot of these are on my list for 2026 already - what about yours?
#gardeningforwildlife
#gardeningforwildlife
I like how witches’ butter fungus (Tremella mesenterica) always brightens up a winter woodland floor, shining up from the leaf litter. This was found growing on a fallen branch in the back garden today. Green woodpecker heard calling too, quite a scarce species in north Wales.
#gardeningforwildlife
#gardeningforwildlife
December 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I like how witches’ butter fungus (Tremella mesenterica) always brightens up a winter woodland floor, shining up from the leaf litter. This was found growing on a fallen branch in the back garden today. Green woodpecker heard calling too, quite a scarce species in north Wales.
#gardeningforwildlife
#gardeningforwildlife
December garden beauties. Iceberg Rose, still flowering after all these months, what an incredible plant. A stunning carpet of Acer leaves. Tiny pink and white Cyclamen popping up all over the place. Purple Vinca creeping around the border. #GardeningForWildlife #pesticidefreegardening
December 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
December garden beauties. Iceberg Rose, still flowering after all these months, what an incredible plant. A stunning carpet of Acer leaves. Tiny pink and white Cyclamen popping up all over the place. Purple Vinca creeping around the border. #GardeningForWildlife #pesticidefreegardening
Create it and nature will use it. A large pile of leaves lifted off the path and placed in the border next to a tree. By day, a place for Squirrels to stash nuts and birds to find grubs. By night, a place for mammals both tiny and large to forage and rest. #GardeningForWildlife #FoxOfTheDay
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Create it and nature will use it. A large pile of leaves lifted off the path and placed in the border next to a tree. By day, a place for Squirrels to stash nuts and birds to find grubs. By night, a place for mammals both tiny and large to forage and rest. #GardeningForWildlife #FoxOfTheDay
Reusing/redirecting materials that otherwise require burning or landfill space and/or demand resource use for disposal is one of many benefits of a #deadhedge. For me, they’re restful to my eyes as well. We hope to incorporate one into our little landscape somehow.
#gardeningforwildlife
#gardeningforwildlife
Added another side to our dead hedge over the Summer and Autumn. This would have been bonfired, so it's good for our environment and wildlife to have turned it into a hedge. Looks good too. 🌱
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Reusing/redirecting materials that otherwise require burning or landfill space and/or demand resource use for disposal is one of many benefits of a #deadhedge. For me, they’re restful to my eyes as well. We hope to incorporate one into our little landscape somehow.
#gardeningforwildlife
#gardeningforwildlife
Look at our little city encouraging residents to #LeaveTheLeaves!! So glad & proud to see this. Bit by bit…
#Waynesboro #WaynesboroVA #gardeningforwildlife
#Waynesboro #WaynesboroVA #gardeningforwildlife
Waynesboro Public Works
🍂 Leaf Collection Update – Thank You, Zone 1!
A huge thank-you to everyone in Zone 1 for getting your leaves out and ready. Your preparation helped crews move smoothly through the area, and they’ve...
www.facebook.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Look at our little city encouraging residents to #LeaveTheLeaves!! So glad & proud to see this. Bit by bit…
#Waynesboro #WaynesboroVA #gardeningforwildlife
#Waynesboro #WaynesboroVA #gardeningforwildlife
“I prefer spiders to cleanliness, and my preference carries the day because it is more humane and also requires no work.”
(Margaret Renkl)
#spiders #coexisting #gardeningforwildlife
( #housekeepingforwildlife? )
(Margaret Renkl)
#spiders #coexisting #gardeningforwildlife
( #housekeepingforwildlife? )
Opinion | Farewell to the Beloved Friend in My Window
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“I prefer spiders to cleanliness, and my preference carries the day because it is more humane and also requires no work.”
(Margaret Renkl)
#spiders #coexisting #gardeningforwildlife
( #housekeepingforwildlife? )
(Margaret Renkl)
#spiders #coexisting #gardeningforwildlife
( #housekeepingforwildlife? )
Fortunately, because I was raking gently - the recommended method to #LeaveTheLeaves if impractical to leave them exactly where they fell - the little fellow was unharmed & I was able to move it to a safer leaf pile, into which it burrowed shortly after. (3/4ish)
#gardeningforwildlife
#gardeningforwildlife
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Fortunately, because I was raking gently - the recommended method to #LeaveTheLeaves if impractical to leave them exactly where they fell - the little fellow was unharmed & I was able to move it to a safer leaf pile, into which it burrowed shortly after. (3/4ish)
#gardeningforwildlife
#gardeningforwildlife
Very helpful of the little thing to provide a demonstration of the information on our sign! (2/4ish)
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Very helpful of the little thing to provide a demonstration of the information on our sign! (2/4ish)
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
I accidentally uncovered this little fellow while raking up some leaves along our front sidewalk today. I think it’s an Eastern Red-Backed #Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) - please tell me if I’m wrong. (1/4ish)
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I accidentally uncovered this little fellow while raking up some leaves along our front sidewalk today. I think it’s an Eastern Red-Backed #Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) - please tell me if I’m wrong. (1/4ish)
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
#LeaveTheLeaves #gardeningforwildlife
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The varied thrushes are down from tge mountains to overwinter here in the lowlands.
#Birds #Birdwatching #Pond #Waterfall #PNW #GardeningForWildlife
#Birds #Birdwatching #Pond #Waterfall #PNW #GardeningForWildlife
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The varied thrushes are down from tge mountains to overwinter here in the lowlands.
#Birds #Birdwatching #Pond #Waterfall #PNW #GardeningForWildlife
#Birds #Birdwatching #Pond #Waterfall #PNW #GardeningForWildlife
The garden's looking very Autumnal at the moment, with colourful leaves and fallen apples. It's a bumper year for apples so, as some are quite small, they're being left for the wildlife 🍂🍃🍏Photo by my husband 📷 #wildgarden #organicgarden #homegrownapples #gardeningforwildlife #lefttoitsowndevices
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The garden's looking very Autumnal at the moment, with colourful leaves and fallen apples. It's a bumper year for apples so, as some are quite small, they're being left for the wildlife 🍂🍃🍏Photo by my husband 📷 #wildgarden #organicgarden #homegrownapples #gardeningforwildlife #lefttoitsowndevices