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Homeowner's guide to inviting nature to your backyard!
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The wildlife photography featured on this site was taken on our one-acre property in eastern Pennsylvania.

A male bluebird feeding young

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Getting Kids Hooked on Nature
Guest blogger Brenda Kirby's helpful tips for channeling your children's curiosity into a lifelong passion for science and nature.

Thomas Cagney
Mar 2, 20233 min read
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Resprouting Your Kitchen Scraps!
Winter is a long barren slog for gardeners. However, resprouting your kitchen scraps offers a winter gardening diversion to fill the gap...

Thomas Cagney
Jan 19, 20234 min read
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Roundup Alternatives for Homeowners
Interest in alternatives to Roundup has grown quickly since concerns emerged over the herbicide’s safety. Its active ingredient,...

Thomas Cagney
Oct 26, 20226 min read
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Rethinking the Suburban Lawn
Reconsider the value your lawn adds to your property, Enjoy these time-tested turfgrass alternatives that will attract nature to your yard!

Thomas Cagney
May 14, 20224 min read
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Strange Invaders! 9 Invasive Animals in Your Yard
Celebrate "National Invasive Awareness Week" by identifying and safeguarding your property from these nine invasive animals!

Thomas Cagney
Mar 4, 20228 min read
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The Quick Guide to Ecopreneurship
Guest blogger Joyce Wilson provides tips and links for starting eco-friendly businesses and business practices.

Thomas Cagney
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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2021 Pollinator Garden Highlights
Add pollinator plants to your landscape and enjoy the menagerie of wildlife in your yard!

Thomas Cagney
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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Spotted Lanternfly- Battle Tactics!
Protect the ecosystem of your backyard from the spotted lanternfly with these battle tactics!

Thomas Cagney
May 29, 20214 min read
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Keeping the Balance
Nature is beautiful, often scary, and sometimes revolting. But it is a package deal that comes with the commitment to inviting wildlife to y

Thomas Cagney
Mar 28, 20214 min read
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Seed-Starting: Hacks and Best Practices
Hacks and best practices for starting your garden from seed.

Thomas Cagney
Feb 28, 20217 min read
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Building your pollinator garden (part 2)
Here is your butterfly/bee/hummingbird garden starter kit of our favorite native and pollinator-friendly plants!

Thomas Cagney
Feb 19, 20215 min read
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Building your pollinator garden (part 1)
Here is your butterfly/bee/hummingbird garden starter kit of our favorite native and pollinator-friendly plants!

Thomas Cagney
Feb 4, 20216 min read
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Our Mutual Friends- Winter Edition
Some nature photographs of the wildlife enjoying my yard.

Thomas Cagney
Jan 20, 20212 min read
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"Cardinals appear when angels are near"
A celebration of the folklore, care, and feeding of the Northern Cardinal.

Thomas Cagney
Dec 16, 20202 min read
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Great Expectations - A New Spring Season!
A native and pollinator-friendly restoration plan for homeowners!

Thomas Cagney
Nov 27, 20203 min read
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Legends of the Fall
Observant homeowners enjoy a front-row seat to the seasonal cycles of the wildlife living in their yard. Spring marks the return of...

Thomas Cagney
Nov 11, 20202 min read
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Strange Invaders- 12 Invasive plants in your yard!
Jumpstart the 2023 season by removing these invasive plants from your property!

Thomas Cagney
Nov 5, 20206 min read
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Your Field Guide to Backyard Birds
The sights, sounds, and behaviors that identify the birds visiting your yard.

Thomas Cagney
Oct 27, 20204 min read
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Nature's Gardeners
Backyard rodents lead a secret life!

Thomas Cagney
Oct 20, 20203 min read
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Bird Feeders and Beyond- Best practices for fall/winter bird feeding
The best approach to attracting birds to your yard is transforming your property into what Margaret Roach calls "one giant, living bird...

Thomas Cagney
Oct 16, 20204 min read
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