To-Do List

A Gardener’s Work is Never Done

Our Step-by-Step Guide provides suggestions for meaningful, manageable and measurable actions that you can do to create healthy habitat for wildlife. The links below will help you dig a little deeper into what, why and how you need to do everything on your To-Do List.

Plant a native canopy tree

Plant a native understory tree or shrub

Plant native perennials

Remove invasive plants

Reduce the lawn

Allow dead stems or seed heads to remain through winter

Leave leaf litter under trees or in beds

Create brush piles, log piles, or undisturbed habitat corners

Eliminate pesticide use

Install a water source

Reduce outdoor lighting at night

Keep your cat indoors to protect wildlife