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Tag: National Wildlife Federation
Business
Attracting monarch butterflies to your customer’s garden
Monarch butterflies are a vital pollinator and travel thousands of miles during their annual migration from parts of Canada to regions of Mexico and the US.
May 30, 2017
Business
Sustainability trend fosters interest in wildlife-friendly landscapes
Sustainability has been a buzzword in landscape design for a few years and, surprisingly, it's now catching on in wildlife landscaping.
March 24, 2016
Business
With few exceptions, keep invasive species out of landscape
Growing up in Northern Illinois, I watched my Dad walk into the woods on our property several times a year to spray the garlic mustard. Originally from Europe, this invasive species was once used for medicinal purposes. For my Dad, however, garlic mustard was nothing but a headache. With no natural enemies, it grows rapidly, […]
June 16, 2015
Business
Keeping clients happy: Certify landscapes as wildlife habitats
Enhancing your clients’ pride of ownership is a good principle to follow in marketing your landscaping business, especially when it prompts you to consider a variety of ways to accomplish that broad goal. Here’s one way you may not have considered: having a landscape certified as a wildlife habitat through the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). […]
June 9, 2015
Business
American gardening groups launch huge effort to revive pollinators
In an effort to create new pollinator habitats, dozens of conservation and gardening organizations from around the country have joined forces to register a million public and private gardens within the next two years as landscapes that support pollinators – honey bees, native bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, among others. The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, a […]
June 4, 2015
Business
A new look at landscaping commercial properties
By Carol Robertson After six-foot drifts of snow covered the ground all winter in Massachusetts, the talk among my friends and colleagues was about our impatience for spring to arrive. We longed for the warmer weather and green landscapes of spring. But what is it that we were really craving? And how can we focus […]
April 13, 2015
Business
NWF Offers Certified Wildlife Habitat Program for Landscapers
Landscape professionals can now add a new title to his or her name. Landscapers are able to become a Certified Wildlife Landscaping Professional under National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program.
December 19, 2013
Design-Build
Nature’s Sanctuary
Inviting backyard welcomes wildlife, garden tours. Soothing water features and aromatic foliage attract local – and fluttering – visitors to this eco-friendly property outside of Washington, D.C. Starting with large areas of turf, John Magee and his team at Magee Design removed and replaced the grass with native plant gardens.
May 13, 2013
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