Hello! Welcome to the r/gardenwild community :D
r/gardenwild is specifically focused on encouraging and valuing wildlife in the garden. If you are, or are looking to, garden to encourage and support wildlife in your patch this is the place for you.
Please make sure the read the rules before posting, they are listed [HERE] and in the sidebar to the right (about tab on mobile).
Further details/explanation can be found [HERE] in the participation guide.
The main guidelines are:
No ads
No produce
No indoor/cut plants
No bad behavior
Politics allowed only if aligned with the subs concept
Memes allowed only if aligned with the subs concept
Hello and welcome :)
We are apparently trending today! So there are quite a lot of new members :D
If you have any queries about the community or just want to say hi, introduce us to your garden, or have a quick question, please comment here.
If you're not new, feel free to join in anyway! The more the merrier!
Resources and information on gardening for wildlife are in the wiki, and the community rules are here.
Happy wild gardening :D
What are you planning for your wildlife garden for in the new year? Any projects or related resolutions?
I need a photo of California buckwheat as a seedling in order to identify and isolate it from the other plants in the seed-mix I sowed. Thank you.
edit: found these two buckwheats that look similar enough for me to single out a few seedlings and isolate them:
Weekly weekend chat over the virtual garden fence; talk about what's happening in your garden, and ask quick questions that may not require their own thread.
Hope you've all had a good day!
If you've received any on topic gifts feel free to share in this thread.
Any wild visitors popped by?
Seasons greetings all x
Happy holidays everyone! Hope you all have a good time.
If you want to share your grub with the birds, here is what you can and shouldn't share with them.
RSPB - what do birds eat at Christmas?
RSPB notes on nature - grease is the word, but not for the birds!
Round up of what human food you can and shouldn't feed birds on my blog
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About
GardenWild is for people who garden to help and encourage wildlife. Articles, advice, success stories, photos, resources, and more.
A subreddit specifically focused on, and with the mindset of, encouraging and valuing wildlife in the garden.
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