Rewilding Your Yard for Wildlife and Biodiversity

How to Create a Pollinator Sanctuary in Your Own Backyard

Simple, Practical Steps to Support Pollinators and Restore Habitat in Your Own Backyard (literally)

Mar 27 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

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This May Be My Last Spring

Reflections on spring, stewardship, and sustaining life

Mar 20 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Lessons from a Native Garden (One Year Later)

Three lessons for supporting wildlife right outside your door

Mar 4 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

How to Grow Native Wildflowers—for Beauty, Biodiversity, and Pollinators

A Beginner-Friendly Guide for Every Budget and Any Size Space

May 25, 2025 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Why I Don’t Use Bird Feeders — And What I Do Instead to Attract and Support Birds

One of the simplest and most essential ways to help birds, animals, and insects

May 4, 2025 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Backyard Wildlife Safari: Simple Ways to Support (and Admire) the Animals Among Us

Wild animals are right outside your door, and you don't have to pay thousands of dollars to see them.

Apr 27, 2025 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Gardening Without Animal Products

A Guide to Growing Plants Free from Slaughterhouse Waste—Bone Meal, Feather Meal, and Chicken Manure

Apr 23, 2025 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Confessions of a (Joyful) Ivy Killer

Why one common vine threatens biodiversity and what you can do about it

Apr 5, 2025 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

What an Oak Tree Taught Me About Resilience and Renewal

May it inspire you, as well

Apr 3, 2025 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

To Weed or Not to Weed: What to Pull (or Keep) When Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat

The surprising lessons that come from pulling weeds—both in the garden and in life

Mar 16, 2025 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Planting Native Flowers (Not Keeping Beehives) Saves Pollinators

How you can support native pollinators (bees, birds, butterflies) in your own backyard or neighborhood—and actually see the impact of your actions

Mar 2, 2025 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Heat Waves and Dry Spells: How We Water Our Gardens Without Wasting Water

How We Use Winter Rain and Grey Water to Irrigate our Summer Gardens

Feb 23, 2025 • Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

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