tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post4261461734553870949..comments2012-09-08T21:11:13.182-06:00Comments on Gardening for Nature: Every Little Bit HelpsKathy Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01711676222022261647noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-7592274517170652292010-04-07T16:29:12.215-06:002010-04-07T16:29:12.215-06:00Crafty Gardener - I guess "great minds" ...Crafty Gardener - I guess "great minds" think alike :-) Since I posted my entry two months ago, I must have channeled something good to you! Thanks for visiting.<br /><br />KathyKathy Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711676222022261647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-61067612295472458892010-04-07T16:01:58.344-06:002010-04-07T16:01:58.344-06:00I see we both used the same title for Jan's pr...I see we both used the same title for Jan's project and lots of the ideas you mention, I also mentioned.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114199768103222510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-90097467309017511102010-03-19T09:00:54.367-06:002010-03-19T09:00:54.367-06:00Sorry about trying to post my blog address. Didn&#...Sorry about trying to post my blog address. Didn't realize it would be disabled.Adrianhttp://ecologicalgardening.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-78535737302648541562010-03-19T08:55:42.838-06:002010-03-19T08:55:42.838-06:00Hello. I just joined the Nature Blog Network and a...Hello. I just joined the Nature Blog Network and am enjoying visiting the backyard blogs.<br /><br />Yes, Tallamy's book is most excellent. Since reading it, I've been "gardening for the insects." <br /><br />Another great book is <i>Win-Win Ecology</i> by Dr. Michael Rosenzweig, an evolutionary biologist at University of Arizona. He talks about reconciliation ecology, which is "redesigning anthropogenic habitats so that their use is compatible with use by a broad array of other species." In other words, ecological gardens.<br /><br />He also explains species-area relationship in a very clear, non-scientific way. If everyone gardened ecologically, all our gardens would knit with conservation areas to huge eco-system benefit!<br /><br />My blog is at . Come by and visit some time for a view from the Chicago area.Adrianhttp://ecologicalgardening.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-9958260760239411302010-02-24T08:15:56.925-07:002010-02-24T08:15:56.925-07:00Hi Kathy, so true. I started gardening by removing...Hi Kathy, so true. I started gardening by removing lawn, bit by bit, year by year. Most of it is gone. In its place are flowers that attract pollinators and plots that grow veggies. I am limited in space, but last year I removed and donated some shrub roses and have been improving the soil. This year it will grow potatoes. Prevention magazine listed commercial potatoes as one of the 7 foods not to eat. Ugh! Must grow my own!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-70804007396252373942010-02-23T08:53:13.905-07:002010-02-23T08:53:13.905-07:00Hello Kathy!
You are writing wisley. In Sweden we ...Hello Kathy!<br />You are writing wisley. In Sweden we have come quite far in environmental thinking. We all must work together to halt global warmning of the Earth! /AnjaAnjas Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653720800350893542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-18280041357234991842010-02-22T13:21:33.151-07:002010-02-22T13:21:33.151-07:00This sounds great... thanks for the info!This sounds great... thanks for the info!Dirty Girl Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856885297555604550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-35744683311675689432010-02-21T17:42:39.386-07:002010-02-21T17:42:39.386-07:00Thank you for your wonderful post! I love how you&...Thank you for your wonderful post! I love how you've outlined some 'do-able' actions that everyone can try...and if they can't do all of them, they can do some! I am able to see so clearly from your post how easy it can be. These things are exactly what I think of now when I hear the word 'sustainable'. Things I don't already do are on my 'to do' list, and you've shown how straight forward most of them can be. Thanks for your participation!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-537799497589520592010-02-20T12:02:32.733-07:002010-02-20T12:02:32.733-07:00To really go for sustainability, we got to do it c...To really go for sustainability, we got to do it consciously. The "do list" you had put down, are easy things people can try... sustainability is attainable I think.... ~bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-15885756319204259192010-02-19T19:58:18.100-07:002010-02-19T19:58:18.100-07:00That's a great post. You made me realize I am...That's a great post. You made me realize I am doing much more than I thought. There is always room for improvement. People don't realize how simple it is. Thanks for reminding us.Teresahttp://blog.gardenshoesonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-84095745264271124702010-02-19T17:45:44.358-07:002010-02-19T17:45:44.358-07:00Great post. I, too, truly believe every little thi...Great post. I, too, truly believe every little thing helps.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904073032627748614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-87986102454011105372010-02-18T02:49:09.496-07:002010-02-18T02:49:09.496-07:00If nothing else, in our town, we are the crazy peo...If nothing else, in our town, we are the crazy people, who leave the 'weeds' standing, have a pond full of NOISY frogs, and we LIKE our snakes. Like I said. Crazy!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-74662208141073026482010-02-17T23:13:46.853-07:002010-02-17T23:13:46.853-07:00The one that people out here in the Arizona desert...The one that people out here in the Arizona desert need to concentrate on is watering when your plants need it...so many over-water. Great post with lots of great tips.Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-8657537797203147882010-02-17T15:27:34.971-07:002010-02-17T15:27:34.971-07:00Nice post Kathy. I'm going to check out Jan...Nice post Kathy. I'm going to check out Jan's project. How about adding to that list - accepting the IMPERFECT lawn/flower bed/etc. Let the insects have a little as well. :-)Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-15754435151630213962010-02-17T14:13:31.294-07:002010-02-17T14:13:31.294-07:00Kathy,
A wonderful post! And, this project is suc...Kathy,<br />A wonderful post! And, this project is such a wonderful way to educate ourselves as well as others. If each gardener could adopt and refine the principles of sustainable gardening, we can improve the environment for people, wildlife, and plants.Liisahttp://liisainvermont.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-31437177937570004462010-02-17T13:51:46.815-07:002010-02-17T13:51:46.815-07:00@cleangreennatives - Thanks for visiting and the c...@cleangreennatives - Thanks for visiting and the comments. I have Tallamy's book, and recommend it to many people, I even have it listed on my sidebar as a great read. Yes, we really all do matter, and not just in our gardens, but in our daily lives.<br /><br />KathyKathy Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711676222022261647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-17608557256747403412010-02-17T13:44:54.920-07:002010-02-17T13:44:54.920-07:00I forgot to come back to my original reason for re...I forgot to come back to my original reason for recommending Tallamy's book in the context of this particular post. It is this: he explains the critical importance of the collective work of individual gardeners, whether they have large or small spaces to work in. We matter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-56601170788789056912010-02-16T13:35:40.903-07:002010-02-16T13:35:40.903-07:00Excellent post! Just think of what we could all do...Excellent post! Just think of what we could all do together just by practicing all of these.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-70201573633052630542010-02-16T13:06:38.660-07:002010-02-16T13:06:38.660-07:00I am reminded of the time in the 1960's when m...I am reminded of the time in the 1960's when my mother, reading about Organic Gardening, decided to join the trend. She bought a popular book, read it and snorted, 'Why, Organic Gardening is what I've been doing all along. I just didn't know it had a name!'Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-15744936605072321922010-02-16T12:56:12.987-07:002010-02-16T12:56:12.987-07:00Thanks so much for reminding us all that our actio...Thanks so much for reminding us all that our actions DO make a difference. Please allow me to recommend a seminal work by Doug Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens. This is a fascinating and empowering read. If you want to understand, or need to explain to others, how plant/amimal co-dependence really works, and why we need biodiversity, it is a must have! Happy Gardening!Sue Dingwellhttp://cleangreennatives.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549399994454651102.post-32089869243234756432010-02-16T12:47:11.581-07:002010-02-16T12:47:11.581-07:00What a wonderful post, Kathy! I am so thrilled eve...What a wonderful post, Kathy! I am so thrilled every time I meet someone else who says "If each of us did just one thing" because we really could make a huge benefit for the environment if we did just that. And sometimes we need to spread the word by convincing just one more person to garden as we do. That's how change will happen: one gardener and one garden at a time. Keep up the good fight!Carolehttp://ecosystemgardening.comnoreply@blogger.com