Montana Wildlife Gardener

It is really starting to feel like spring here (until the little blizzard today) and with spring comes the arrival of hummingbirds. In April...

The quaking aspen ( Populus tremuloides ) performs diverse and intricate ecological roles in our garden and might be the most important pla...

"My cats are angels", "they are harmless", "they don'tbother wildlife", and "they don't use the n...

Here is an example of a simple design element having a pretty big impact. The photo on top shows the concrete walkway going straight from th...

Wildlife gardening is not just about birds and butterflies, but about other insects that are often ignored or thought of as “pests.” Today I...

Here is a great new paper from Conservation Biology and a wonderful book for native plant gardeners Bringing nature home: how native plant...

After reading a few reviews, I bought a pair of Felco #2's. Once I got them out of the box from an auction I won on eBay, I was surprise...

This post is intended for wildlife gardeners in the western U.S. or in other places where squirrels have been introduced and have displaced ...

Spring is almost here and in this part of the world, February is an important time to think about birdhouses. February is when birds begin c...

Why remove some lawn? Here are a few thoughts and statistics… Lawns are now the number one irrigated crop in the U.S., covering over 40 mil...