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Native habitats and evolving lawn and landscape cultures
Lawn Culture Everyone loves a beautiful, freshly cut green lawn, well, almost everyone. More and more people are moving away from the traditional large grass covered areas, opting instead to use more trees, shrubs, and other plants, and they are “going native” with the varieties. I suspect that this trend will continue, as water use [...]
August 30, 2009
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james · 
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Tags: Add new tag, Landscapes, Lawns, Native habitats, Native landscapes · Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat information, Biodiversity, Biodiversity and pest control, Environment, Exotic plants, Habitat, Habitat Management, Invasive plants, Landscapes, Lawns, Native habitat, Native landscapes, Native plants, Non native plants, Preserving biodiversity, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat
Backyard Habitat Help
Backyard Habitat Help Backyard habitats can be great for the environment, for the entertainment and education of children and adults, for the control of unwanted insect predators like mosquitoes, and for many other less tangible reasons. Most of the work can be done by the motivated homeowner, but sometimes a little help is needed. we [...]
September 15, 2008
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Tags: Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Education, Environment, Nature, Wildlife · Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Education, Environment, Habitat, Habitat Management, Nature, Pests, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Backyard Habitat Project | Where do I start? Be DIRECT
Well, we are talking about backyard habitats, so, it would seem reasonable to start there! It really doesn’t have to be a backyard, it can be a front yard, or on the side of your home, or an unused lot. In other words, it can be almost any where. The place to begin, is in [...]
September 3, 2008
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Tags: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, DIRECT approach · Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Biodiversity, DIRECT aproach, Habitat Management, Habitat requirements, Native habitat, Native plants, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat
Backyard Habitat Notes
Many of the trees listed on the previous page have a large number of common names, and some are very interesting. One of the common names for huckleberry is farkleberry. By the way, all blueberries are the descendants of huckleberry. Wax myrtle is also known as swamp myrtle, and bayberry, because it was used in [...]
August 13, 2008
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Tags: Backyard habitat, Native plants, native trees · Posted in: Backyard habitat, Biodiversity, Native plants, Uncategorized
Backyard Native Habitat Project
This is a list of trees found in a backyard native habitat project that I am working on. It is listed in the order in which they were discovered. The project involves the identification and documentation of species on the property, and the elimination of non natives. The property owner wishes to bring about a [...]
August 13, 2008
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Tags: East Texas native plants, native trees · Posted in: Backyard habitat, Biodiversity, Native plants, Uncategorized