Garden & Nature, Southwest

Native Ground Covers for a Healthy Garden & Wildlife Habitat

Episode 23: Native Ground Covers Ground covers are an essential part of any garden ecosystem, but they are often overlooked. What happens at ground level can influence s

Summer Garden- Part 2. Native plants, Wildlife Habitat

Summer garden with native plants and healthy ecosystem can be very resilient and continue to support wildlife even during hot summer weather in southwest Native Plants F

Ep. 21 - Summer Garden - Native Plants & Wildlife. Evolution of Garden and Gardener.

Native plant garden in harsh summer seasons in southwest can be full of life and color. A summer native garden becomes more enjoyable as the garden matures and as the per

Part-2: Starting Native Plant Garden:. Where to find native plants. How to select plants for different spaces and wildlife. Ep # 20

Episode # 20  Where do you buy native plants in southwest USA. How do you select plants for your space, for different garden sizes an designs. Can you have native plants

Starting Native Plant Garden. Staying Motivated and Inspired despite some frustrations. Ep#19

How do you find inspiration to keep growing a native garden when you can’t find the plants that you’re looking for. If you are starting a new native plant garden, how do

Backyard Bird Habitat. Effective Process of Learning About Any Bird to Create Its Habitat. Ep#18

Apart from general bird habitat requirement in the garden, specific changes for any particular bird can be very effective for growing a bird habitat garden. I use the exa

Winter Birdbath Maintenance so easy that you can Clean & Refill it daily? Are Birdbath Heaters needed? Ep#17

Daily maintenance is possible only if it easy. Birdbath design and location are the two most important factors in developing a habit of cleaning birdbath daily. Birdbath

Fall bird migration 2025. Maximize bird sightings in your backyard and beyond. Ep#16

How can you maximize bird sightings every migration season including fall migration 2025 Easily make birdwatching a part of your daily routine. Create a birding hotspot i

Native plants /wildlife garden Spring Tasks (Part 2 ) Create Habitat; Make maintenance easier; keep outdoor living space safe & functional. Ep#15

Ep. 15  In this episode:  Water source for birds, bees and butterflies. Habitats for lizards, toads and tortoise. Create a safe space in patio, play area, other high tr

Native plant gardens: spring gardening tasks for native plants and wildlife. Ep#14

Episode 14 Gardening tasks in spring for a native plant garden keep in mind the other wildlife species that depend on the  native plant garden. These tasks are different

Two southwest native trees for wildlife and beautiful gardens. Ep#13

Episode 13 Native trees are essential part of habitat for insects, birds and other wildlife. Many of us may not be familiar with how elderberry and dessert willow can cr

Starting vegetable seeds indoors. Ep#12

Episode 12: Starting seeds indoors. In this episode:  Why and when to start seeds indoorsGrowing near window with natural light. When would you need grow lightsWays to

Creating a healthy garden ecosystem to deal with pests. Ep#11

The best way to keep pests in check is creating a garden that has a healthy, balanced ecosystem.  Here are some of the issues addressed in this episode Why not to use c

Creating healthy soil ecosystem to make any garden beautiful and productive. Ep#10

Creating and maintaining healthy soil ecosystem is essential to easy gardening specially in harsh climates. Learn about the basics of soil ecosystem in any type of garden

Spring Bird Migration: bird watching resources, bird friendly garden to help migratory birds. Ep#9

How can we make the best of  spring bird migration time. How can we help at an individual level. Make your garden rest stop for migratory birds Resources (websites and a

Benefits of nature on our brain and mental health. How to find more time for outdoors. Ep#8

We forget about the benefits nature has on our wellbeing when most of our modern lifestyle is designed for indoors.  In this episode I want to highlight some important ef

Sun Exposure & Directions - Microclimate of Garden and Outdoor Living. Ep#7

How can you use the knowledge about sun exposure and direction in your gardening and design decisions (outdoor and indoor living)Some suggestions for if you are stuck wit

Frost protection for plants - Winter Memories

DIY frost protection for plants - sharing some winter memories from the past. How I created efficient, easy to maintain system for patio and vegetable patch.   In this ep

Hummingbird Feeders and Natural food: Science and Best Practices

Hummingbird feeder good or not,  feeder  microbes, nutrients in floral nectar, scientific facts and best practices to feed hummingbirds in our gardens Microbial communit

Native Plants of Southwest -where to find local natives, how to avoid confusion and invasive species

Episode # 4 : Where to find locally native plants.   Collecting plants/seeds from wild - legal or not, right or wrong. Learning about local natives and invasive species.