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5 Ecological Landscape Resolutions Worth Making
EcoBlog Losing weight and curbing bad habits don’t have to be the only resolutions you make for the New Year. How about adopting some resolutions that will have a positive impact on the environment...
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Underutilized Native Shrubs With Big Ecological Impact
EcoBlog Shopping for shrubs can be a dull experience when so many garden centers, nurseries and big box stores sell the same lackluster choices. Does the world need another forsythia, another boxwood,...
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Ecological Gardening Tips for Spring
EcoBlog As spring begins in earnest, pause for a moment before rushing off to the nursery or garden center to shop for plants. First, consider how the steps you take and the choices you make can...
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Lessons from the Smokies: Biodiversity in the Home Landscape
EcoBlog During a recent trip to the annual Great Smoky Mountain Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, I was overwhelmed by the incredible biodiversity of native plants and animals, interwoven in their natural...
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Garden Groove Radio Interview
In the Media ......Garden Groove, Interview with Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial April 10, 2019 The post Garden Groove Radio Interview appeared first on EcoBeneficial! ®.
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Extending the Garden With Great Native Plants in Pots
EcoBlog If you are like many gardeners, you are scouring your landscape to figure out where else you can squeeze in another plant. No empty spots in your garden? No problem. Containers are the...
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Native Viburnums and Cross-Pollination – What the Nursery Isn’t Telling You
EcoBlog Ever wonder why those terrific native viburnums you planted are not producing fruit? You are not alone. It’s one of the frustrations of gardening ecologically in a world where “cross...
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Great Native Plants for Hummingbirds: What Are You Growing?
EcoBlog Want hummingbirds? Skip the feeder (or add to it) and grow some of the native plants that hummingbirds favor. Hummers particularly love red tubular flowers, so make sure to include some. Here...
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I never see any fruit on my native Viburnums. What is going on?
Ask EcoBeneficial! I have a few native Viburnums but I never see any fruit. I planted them to feed birds. What is going on? Answer: Ah yes, the complexities of native plants. Most nurseries and...
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Helping Bees in Crisis: 7 Steps to Creating a Bee-Friendly Landscape
EcoBlog The European Honey Bee and our 4,000 species of native bees in the U.S. have suffered dramatic losses to their populations due to a combination of many factors. Since bees pollinate a...
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Planning Your Pollinator Garden: Native Perennials for Bees
EcoBlog As you plan your landscape this year, why not include a pollinator garden to help challenged bees? The truth is, a pollinator garden will attract and support many species beyond bees, and...
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Pollinators of Native Plants with Heather Holm
Videos Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial! talks with Heather Holm about her terrific new book: Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native...
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Interview with Ecological Landscape Designer & Author Benjamin Vogt
Podcasts Join Kim Eierman for this EcoBeneficial interview with Benjamin Vogt, ecological landscape designer and author of A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future....
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It’s National Pollinator Week: Thank a Bee, and a Fly, and Even A Beetle
EcoBlog In 2006 the United States Senate designated the first National Pollinator Week as a way to recognize the importance of pollinators to agriculture and ecosystem health. Sure, beekeepers and...
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“Looking for Mr. Goodbar” – The Quest to Find Male Native Plants
EcoBlog While searching for native plants for clients this spring, I have once again encountered the annoying challenge of trying to find male pollinators for female plants when plants are dioecious...
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Butterfly, Butterfly: Wherefore Art Thou Butterfly?
EcoBlog I recently heard the celebrity Bill Maher doing a radio interview during which he confessed to having been an avid butterfly collector when he was a child. He seems quite regretful now, having...
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4 Tips for Growing a Pollinator Victory Garden
In the Media ......Best of NJ, “4 Tips for Growing a Pollinator Victory Garden” April 12, 2016 The post 4 Tips for Growing a Pollinator Victory Garden appeared first on EcoBeneficial! ®.
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QualityParks.org
In the Media ......QualityParks.org, Kim Eierman Feature, August 2019 The post QualityParks.org appeared first on EcoBeneficial! ®.
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Planting in the Dog Days of Summer
EcoBlog The hot and humid days of summer are certainly not ideal for planting, but you can plant in summer with some special care and vigilance. Maybe you just found a fantastic plant you have been...
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Water for Birds and Other Wildlife
EcoBlog Water is the number one thing that birds and other wildlife have the hardest time finding on their own and it’s often the one thing that we often forget to include in our landscapes. If you are...
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