Tag: ecosystem
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Stop Wasting Time and Money on Replacing Broken Ecosystem Functions
As I walk dogs through urban/suburban neighborhoods, I notice a lot of things that come down to one theme: disrupting ecosystem functions and then spending a lot of time and money to replace them artificially. Here are some examples (not an exhaustive list): The list goes on and on. I am continually seeing people disturbing…
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Ecosystem Mimicking: The Key to Easy Gardening
If you want low-maintenance, sustainable landscaping, your ultimate goal should be to try to create an ecosystem. Nature is the ultimate low-maintenance gardener. In natural ecosystems, humans are not needed to keep things alive (regardless of what some humans think). Nature knows everything, and all we need to do to learn is observe. ABO —…
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Common Milkweed and Its Many Uses
Milkweed is one of my favorite plants! I love milkweed so much that a friend posted this meme on my timeline. Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a plant native to southern Canada and much of the US east of the Rockies. It is both hated by farmers and pristine lawn keepers and loved by ecologists…