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 Wildlife gardening -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Generally these will be a part of the pre-existing natural (The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment) ecology of an area, but managed in a way that is enhanced rather than damaged by the process of ((agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops) cultivation.
As in other forms of gardening, ((art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)) aesthetics plays a central role in deciding what is 'right', but constraints regarding issues such as seed provenance also apply.
Wild gardens are by definition examples of (additional info and facts about water-wise gardening) water-wise gardening, as the natural species of any (additional info and facts about ecoregion) ecoregion or (additional info and facts about micro-climate) micro-climate are those optimal for local water supplies.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/wildlife_gardening.htm   (242 words)

  
 Wild In Your Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wild In Your Garden was a live BBC TV show, broadcast in 2003.
Presenters Bill Oddie, Kate Humble (both in a suburban garden in Bristol, England) and Simon King (mostly on location nearby) presented live action from a number of hidden cameras in or near nest boxes, badger setts and the like.
A sequel, Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie, was broadcast in 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wild_In_Your_Garden   (99 words)

  
 Flower & Garden Magazine: Woodland sanctuary - New England Wild Flower Society's Garden in the Woods, Framingham, ...
A garden of plants from Western desert plateaus may not be what you expect as you follow the trail upward from the bog garden.
In addition to the desert and woodland gardens, visitors discover a sunny bog garden, meadow garden, lily pond, mountain laurel path, pine barrens and the new garden of rare and endangered plants.
Garden in the Woods has been developed with a steady perspective, becoming a place for finding peace among stately pines and for lifelong learning or volunteering.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1082/is_n6_v42/ai_21268541   (1291 words)

  
 IN A WILD GARDEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Gardening seems instead to mean getting rid of everything except a blue stripe of ocean across the horizon, then stuffing a lot of gaudy plants around the edges of a grass covered yard, oblivious to the more powerful drama going on about them.
Our "wild garden" is not an exotic wild Oregon mountain garden, but a whole palette of powerful gardening tools that seem totally ignored today.
There is another wonderful garden in Mexico made only with clouds, and gardens in Japan whose power comes solely from shadows or from light filtered or reflected into a tiny space.
www.tombender.org /wildgarden.html   (2265 words)

  
 At Home : Pasta / Grains : Mushrooms and Wild Rice : Home & Garden Television
Wild rice is not really rice, but an aquatic grass that grows mostly in Minnesota and Canada.
Wild rice is a good source of protein, as grains go, and is an excellent source of dietary fiber.
Wild rice has grown naturally in the lakes and streams of northern Minnesota for hundreds of years; it's been an agricultural crop for the last 30 years.
www.hgtv.com /hgtv/ah_recipes_pasta_grains/article/0,1801,HGTV_3187_1383485,00.html   (362 words)

  
 Wild Song & Garden Birds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Wild bird feeds help to provide song birds with essential proteins and fats which in turn provides a rich source of energy for our garden friends throughout the season.
It is a wonderful way to attract a huge selection of different birds into your garden.
Look after your garden friends this season and remember to feed often with a variety of seed mixes to attract a greater selection of birds into your garden.
www.gardencentre.ie /artman/publish/article_14.shtml   (677 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Wild Garden: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Before he devised his romantic bulb gardens in the woods no one thought gardens should be anywhere but in backyards--even if they were several acres of grass and trees.
His most famous pupil was the landscape garden artist Gertrude Jekyll, doyenne of the landed classes in the Edwardian period who developed her grounds at Munstead Woods based on his theory--the cottage gardener was onto something wild and wonderful.
The plant references in THE WILD GARDEN are current, and Graham Stuart Thomas has provided an appendix of botanical revisions for those that have changed.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0881922846?v=glance   (791 words)

  
 Long Beach Organic | Community Gardens
Currently, LBO operates three community gardens and one demonstration garden at the nursery.
Our newest and largest garden is currently being developed on the former Pacific Electric Right-of-Way between 10th and 11th Streets and Loma and Grand Avenues.
Community gardens are a tremendous opportunity for community members to grow their own food, and strengthen their neighborhoods.
www.longbeachorganic.org /CommGardens.htm   (364 words)

  
 BBC - Norfolk - Features - Wild In Your Garden
Chapelfield Gardens will be transformed into a haven for wildlife enthusiasts when the annual Wild In Your Garden event takes place this bank holiday weekend.
"Gardens are now recognised to be as important as any nature reserve for conserving and encouraging wildlife," said Gary Standley.
Wild In Your Garden is held on Monday 30 May, 2005 and runs from 11am to 4pm.
www.bbc.co.uk /norfolk/content/articles/2005/05/27/features_wild_in_your_garden_may05_feature.shtml   (453 words)

  
 National Trust | Wildlife | Go wild in your garden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
It is a myth that a wildlife garden has to be a wilderness: you don't have to turn your garden into a nature reserve.
Gardens are an increasingly important refuge for a whole range of species, from butterflies to bees, fungi to frogs, hedgehogs to hoverflies.
Choose between ducks which will clear your garden of slugs and snails but which make a mess of ponds; fish which eat out much pond life or frogs, newts and dragonflies.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/cymraeg/w-chl/w-places_collections/w-gardens/w-gardens-gardenwiththenationaltrust/w-gardens-wildlife-go_wild_garden.htm   (426 words)

  
 Visit Garden in the Woods
The Garden in the Woods trails are closed for the fall/winter seasons, they will reopen in mid-April 2006.
GARDEN IN THE WOODS is the headquarters and botanic garden of the
The Garden tour map and description of the New England Wild Flower Society are now available in French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese.
www.newfs.org /garden.htm   (305 words)

  
 Miss Emma's Wild Garden
Deer, rabbits, woodchucks, skinks, squirrels, and birds are welcomed by Miss Emma, as is "the best wild creature in [her] wild, crazy garden" -young Chloe herself, who, like the butterflies that flit among the flowers, brings spark and energy to the otherwise tranquil scenes.
A young girl asks about all the wild creatures that can be found in her older friend's garden, from rabbits and woodchucks to butterflies and bees--and one very exuberant child.
When young Chloe visits Miss Emma working in her woodland garden, she is introduced to all the wild creatures and birds that delight in the garden's bounty.
www.aghines.com /missemma.htm   (2448 words)

  
 BBC - Norfolk Nature - Wild up your garden
With spring fast approaching and with memories of warm evenings returning now is time to consider what to do with your garden this year.
Gardens are great places for people to enjoy themselves and also provide great homes for wildlife.
Turning part of your lawn into a wildflower meadow will increase the variety of wildlife in the garden.
www.bbc.co.uk /norfolk/nature/wild_up_home.shtml   (495 words)

  
 eos & pest control - wild food garden
Your options include using them like massage oil after a bath to cover most of your body, spritzing them from a mister bottle with water, or adding to an existing unscented lotion.
Since many of them flower, plan your garden to be a showplace, putting the taller dandelion and chicory in back of the shorter and clumpier violets and sheep sorrel, for example.
Place your measuring cup in shallow water in a pan and heat gently.
www.earthspirits-herbals.com /fyi/summer03.htm   (1888 words)

  
 Go Wild in your garden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Your garden is a small nature reserve, which is part of the largest reserve in the country made up of millions of small gardens.
Changes to make a garden more wildlife friendly may be small in individual gardens but collectively action in many gardens can make a world of difference.
The award scheme offers recognition to gardens that fulfil specific criteria relating to wildlife gardening and are marked to Bronze, Silver and Gold standard.
www.dartford.gov.uk /services/env_services/GoWildinyourgarden.htm   (349 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: The Wild Garden (The Garden Bookshelf): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Wild gardens are not only more attractive than manicured gardens, they are also easier to manage.
This practical guide to planning and planting wildflower gardens reflects the growing interest in conservation and ecology, and shows gardeners how to bring the beauty and tranquility of the countryside into a wide range of urban and suburban gardens.
It includes all the practical information needed to plan, plant and maintain a wide range of wild gardens, as well as the propagation and growing requirements of more than 300 plants suitable for naturalization in the garden.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0711212740   (428 words)

  
 Wild Flower Gardens
A garden should be about harmony and what better harmony than a garden that needs very little effort on your part to maintain.
To have a wild flower garden that really thrives it is worth having a look which plants are native to your area.
In the UK the Natural History Museum run an excellent service where you can type in your postcode and see which plant species are native to your area, click here to visit it.
www.selfsufficientish.com /flower.htm   (461 words)

  
 Salon.com Sex | Wild garden
I call it that because flowers grow in wild profusion at least six months of the year; zinnias wrap their arms around petunias, roses bloom next to weeds and poppies simmer in the tall grasses that are never cut.
Your goal is to insure that rose leaves are dry by dusk.
On our first date, I took him to the wild garden, showed him a rose blooming there, so red and big and so fragrant, I was blushing.
www.salon.com /sex/feature/2002/02/13/garden   (1108 words)

  
 Wild Cherry - LoveToKnow Garden
Wild Cherry (Prunus Cerasus) - A native of Britain, and usually a small tree or even a shrub, bearing its pure white flowers in spring.
It is the double-flowered varieties, however, that given this kind its chief value in gardens.
A very old and beautiful Cherry is the variety known as persiciflora, the flowers of which are double and tinged with rose.
garden.lovetoknow.com /wiki/Wild_Cherry   (128 words)

  
 The Go Wild Gardening Company - Garden Design Department
Our own preference is for wild gardens which will encourage wildlife - this means natural planting styles with native plants.
We often create gardens for people who prefer a low maintenance garden, and this is easily achievable whilst still incorporating the wild theme.
The design process usually begins with a free visit to your garden, during which we can discuss the possibilities of the site and your desires for your garden.
home.freeuk.net /gowild/design.htm   (226 words)

  
 Get Wild! Garden Parties to Attract the Neighbors!?!
Garden parties are always well-attended if not downright wild and crazy events.
But there is a secret known to all successful party-planners: the best “do’s” revolve around a theme while also ensuring the guests’ comfort, ease and safety.
This is an excellent way to inventory and evaluate your space in terms of opportunities for shelter, food, and water.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/253/2184/1   (569 words)

  
 News-Star OnlineBee-balm is welcome in the wild and in garden 09/27/02
In good soil, bee-balm spreads rapidly, and fear of the plant taking over the garden is one reason some gardeners avoid planting it.
Actually, that wild "bee-balm" with the lavender flowers is more correctly called wild bergamot, which is a wild relative of the truly named and more frequently cultivated bee-balm.
Of course, you also can propagate bee-balm -- or wild bergamot -- by division of the crowns, which anyway needs to be done every couple of years or so, if you grow this plant.
www.news-star.com /stories/092702/goo_2.shtml   (419 words)

  
 The Wild Garden- Juneberry
If the tree is small enough, you can eat your fill just standing next to the tree- even if many of the berries are out of reach.
Then repeat the process until you're holding the thin, flexible stems at the end of the branch.
So, to assure a bountiful harvest of juneberries in June or July, all you need do is explore your locale when the trees blossom and mark the locations for later harvesting.
www.greensense.com /~alnw/Features/Wild_garden/juneberry.htm   (927 words)

  
 Garden Bookworm: Reviews of The Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers
There are a huge number of books available on Wild Flowers, this one is for the UK and Republic of Ireland, few are as easy to read as this.
We are a large and very active community of gardeners and farmers, sharing information, seeds, and plants.
Membership on Dave's Garden is free of charge, the benefits are too many to number, and a subscription to our forums is available.
davesgarden.com /gbw/c/1362   (238 words)

  
 Natural Life Magazine #55 - Herb Garden - Using Wild Plants
Some are the wild relatives of the herbs we grow in the garden such as mint and watercress.
As well as those we use for meals, there is another vast amount of wild plants we may collect for medicinal uses such as yarrow flowers and red clover or, to get on-the-spot relief from bites or stings, such as plantain leaves or dock.
With wild plants and herbs we need to be especially aware; many wild plants, though not toxic, do have purgative effects which may cause discomfort.
www.life.ca /nl/55/herbs.html   (874 words)

  
 Press release - Natural History Museum
The second Londoners’ Wildlife Gardening Conference and Fayre, organised by the London Biodiversity Partnership, is the perfect place to learn all about garden residents and how to encourage more wildlife to your patch.
This year, in addition to the fayre, there will be a conference including a series of practical workshops on a variety of subjects from beetles and slugs to garden muck and pond life led by gardening experts and scientists.
Stalls will be selling wild flowers, bird boxes and giving advice on how to make your garden a wildlife refuge.
www.nhm.ac.uk /museum/garden   (232 words)

  
 Wild flowers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Wild flower gardens are increasing in popularity as gardeners in general are more in tune with nature.
Many wild flowers have decided to make a home in my garden and I leave some of them, uproot some and encourage others.
Wild flowers that have just 'appeared' in my garden that I consider worthy of a place include honeysuckle, foxglove, red campion, lesser celandine, herb robert and forget me not.
www.beautifulbritain.co.uk /wild_flowers.htm   (324 words)

  
 Wild Garden: Art, education, and the culture of resistance   Grass Roots Press   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Wild Garden: Art, education, and the culture of resistance Grass Roots Press
Wild Garden: Art, education, and the culture of resistance
Wild Garden is a wild and woolly book about the cultivation of learning, based on author and artist dian marino's lifelong experiences in education.
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 Wild Iris Garden Sham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Set your bed with a flowering garden of colorful wild irises.
Not all items are necessarily shipped at the same time, but you will not be charged for additional shipping.
Your credit card will not be charged until the item is shipped.
www.shopnwf.org /413640.html   (253 words)

  
 EF Yeager Herbal & Floral Original Prints:   Wild Rose Garden
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Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed or your purchase money will be refunded.
If you wish to order one of my original prints which is already sold, I can produce a new print using a similar layout and color scheme, but the artwork will still be unique.
www.angelfire.com /pa/herbs/WildRoses.html   (235 words)

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