Montana Wildlife Gardener

Even native plant gardens need maintenance. All too often I see native plants advertised as "low-" or "no-maintenance"....

I live in a green home. My home is not special, nor was it marketed as an example of “green” building. Like hundreds of houses in Missoula, ...

It was 100 degrees today in Missoula, summer is here, and the greenhouse is fairing well. I installed a shade cloth a couple of days ago (s...

...on service berries, chokecherries, dogwood berries, and, of course, ants. All the fledgelings have been traveling as a group and feeding...

Based on searches directing people to this blog, adult aspen borers ( Saperda calcarata ) are very active in people's yards and on their...

The black-capped chickadee's second clutch hatched on July 5, so in 2-3 weeks the young will fledge. Although having two clutches is com...

It's been a little over a month since I built this greenhouse and my wife is really enjoying it. Here are some pictures showing the chan...

Here are some pictures of the newest addition to our garden- a garden tool closet. It is smaller than a shed (about 2 x 3 1/2 feet), and oc...

I could hear their chewing from across the yard. Granted, we have a small yard, but they are small animals, too. The chewing I heard was t...

Bitterroots ( Lewisii rediviva ) have begun flowering in our yard. Whereas the sagebrush buttercup ( Ranunculus glaberrimus ) signals the ...