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If you want to learn how to do anything, it helps to know where to start! In today's episode, I'll give you some helpful tips on what to consider to get gardening things started. A very good place it to start at the beginning and if you're new to gardening, I hope you'll find the ideas that I share a useful guide to the most rewarding hobby there is! I'll take you step by step, in a few easy steps, on how to begin your gardening journey this spring!
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We're hours away from the new year and have a got a resolution for you! What combines the top resolutions into one? If you want to increase your exercise, improve your mental health, integrate mindfulness, reduce stress and more, then there's ONE hobby that will blow your mind on how it can help you achieve all these things. It should be no surprise - it's gardening!
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The Monarch butterfly has just been listed as a threatened species by the US Wildlife Service. While this isn't an ideal situation, don't despair...act! This is one situation we can actually have a positive impact on, so please listen along while I share a few simple ideas. Wouldn't it be wonderful to come home to more butterflies?!
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Most of us suburban dwellers love a tidy yard, me included! In today's episode, I'm gonna share some ideas and thoughts of how we could rethink some of the ways that we tidy up for fall. Lots of cuties linger in our gardens and lawns over the winter and we can help them out with a few simple changes.
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Study after study has shown the positive effects of being outside and listening to nature. In today's episode, I share some ideas on how to improve your well-being...and you don't even have to leave your own backyard!
For more ideas on how to improve your yard and bring more nature into your life, please check out my blog:
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In today's tongue-in-cheek episode, let's see if it matters who gets into office. Will your flowers die? Will butterflies still come to your yard? One thing is certain: when we make a space for nature, we always have a place of respite from the crazy things that pass by in life. Tune in, share ideas and for more backyard ideas, I'd love it if you checked out my website:
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Getting outside and really taking a good look at your flowers and noticing what you DON'T see can tell you a lot about what's going on in your yard. If you'd like to see more butterflies and other pollinators in your yard, it's important to have the right stuff. In today's episode, I'll get into exactly what that means.
For more information, tips and ideas on how to make your yard more of an experience, check out my website: www.BackyardColumbus.com
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For more info on what flowers to plant in central Ohio, check out: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52bb9733e4b09788115247ec/t/587507f2197aeab06645746d/1484064756329/factsheetButterflyGardensOSUExtensionNPSNEO.pdf -
Many homeowners across the country don't realize they're living amongst rats - but they are. Unfortunately, I live in an area where several construction projects have brought out the worst of it into our neighborhood...and our backyard. In today's ratty episode, I'll share with you my journey, some ways to deal with such an issue and probably, make you squirm.
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In this episode, I share some things to consider when planning next year's landscaping project...and the time is now! Fall is just about the best time to plant trees and bushes and the best time to plant perennials, especially for a pollinator garden. For more ideas on how to make your backyard or outdoor living area an amazing place for you and nature, please check out and follow my website: www.BackyardColumbus.com
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"Raising" butterflies begins with your yard, actually, not the butterflies. In this episode, I'll share some ideas on how you can give butterflies (and moths) a better start to their short lives and how to enhance your own!
For a list of native butterfly host plants for our region, click this link for a great listing from OSU Agricultural Extension: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52bb9733e4b09788115247ec/t/587507f2197aeab06645746d/1484064756329/factsheetButterflyGardensOSUExtensionNPSNEO.pdf
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This is the time of year when nurseries start to sell mums - chrysanthemums -and schools sell their "Mumkins" for fundraisers. But you know who isn't happy about mums? Bees, butterflies and any other pollinator. Tune in to today's episode and I'll share why...
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Have you been thinking about becoming a backyard chicken owner? If you have questions, I hope I can help you with some answers! In today's episode, I'm just sharing a few more ideas to consider before jumping into the world of chickens.
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It's time for the Monarch Blitz! In conjunction with the Xerces Society, Monarch Joint Venture, The Journey North and quite a few other organizations, we're setting out to learn where monarch butterflies are - and aren't! Over the years, we've turned our suburban backyard (and front) into an oasis for nature...and you can, too! Tune in to hear the scoop and follow me at www.BackyardColumbus.com where I share what I know, what I learn and hopefully we'll all make progress together!
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Do you ever feel overloaded and stressed about the world around you? Wars, politics, homelessness...the list is endless. Maybe, there may be some respite right outside your door....
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To attract more nature to your yard, the more natural you keep your yard - not a hot mess - but incorporating or eliminating certain things - the more nature will thrive. In today's episode, I share with you some ideas that hopefully will help you in your journey.
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The most inefficient way of watering is just standing there with your hose....and who has time for that anyway? Ever thought about installing your own irrigation system? Let me make a case for why it's a great idea!
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One of Ohio's summer pleasures is seeing our Ruby Throat hummingbird flitting about the yard. But how do you attract this little cutie? Today's episode is about sharing ideas on how to do just that! And, I *may* get distracted during this episode.....tune in to see why....
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Today's episode was a spur-of-the-moment event, caused by a dragonfly event (yes, there is such a thing!) in our backyard! Get the skinny on how creating little nature spaces can bring nature to your home.
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Having chickens is a bunch of fun, but there are some things - actually a bunch of things - that you should consider, especially in summer. In today's episode, I share some ideas.
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Were you thinking of adding hanging baskets everywhere? Loads of pots on the patio? A bunch of raised beds scattered about? Today I'm sharing some thoughts before you go wild....
For more tips, check out my website: www.BackyardColumbus.com - Visa fler
