Wildlife Gardening Journal with Leslie Miller

Leslie Ann Miller share 3.5 acres in rural Oklahoma with birds, butterflies and wide variety of animals. She is currently transforming her yard with plantings to benefit wildlife.

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Drummond’s Aster: a native beauty that benefits bees

If you’ve followed this blog for very long, you’ll know I’m a fan of easy-care, drought-tolerant, wildlife-beneficial plants. One such...

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coreopsis flower being eaten by beetles
My gardens have pests, and that makes me happy

Every spring, a friend posts a meme saying something to the effect of: If your...

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spiderwort
Planting spiderwort will help bumblebees

In early spring, I often see spiderwort, probably Tradescantia hirsuticaulis or occidentalis, near woodland edges...

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catmint plant
Forget about cats; catmint is for bees and butterflies

In my yard, after early spring bulbs and flowering shrubs, catmint is one of the...

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hummingbird feeding on coral honeysuckle
Apps and websites that help you track seasonal migrants

It’s the time of year when people start wondering when their favorite spring migrants might...

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Do this to protect your bluebird houses from predators

I’d planned to write about protecting your bluebird houses from predators this month, but it’s...

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one method to prevent bird collisions is with stickers on glass
Stopping the awful SMACK! of bird collisions

It’s a sound I dread, the awful SMACK! as a bird crashes into one of...

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Leslie Ann Miller shares 3.5 acres in rural Oklahoma with birds, butterflies and wide variety of animals. She is currently transforming her yard with plantings…

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