I keep returning to an idea for a blog series speaking to regular everyday people who do some form of wildlife friendly gardening to create a repository of ideas that others can turn to.

zumbador@mefi.social

I'd be interested! I've been posting using the #UrbanGarden hashtag. I just have a tiny backyard garden here in Cape Town

kimberley@ecoevo.social

@scozmos That sounds wonderful. I’ve followed you so when I get up & running I’ll get in touch if you’re interested in sharing what you’re doing

kimberley@ecoevo.social

@ClimateJenny thank you. I think sharing a general location on posts would be a good idea. I’ll get working on it

robgalpin@ecoevo.social

@Kimberley I'd be happy to be involved. I have a small urban garden in north east England, as well as an allotment, both mainly gardened with wildlife in mind. Be glad to talk about wildlife gardening from an urban perspective

clew@ecoevo.social

Nb - downerish about *big* but it’s vital for *regional*

Seconding that a global - even a continental- reach is going to put a lot of inappropriate advice in front of beginners. I have had some unhappy conversations with people who had planted “native wildflowers” - but not native to here… spreading anyway…

Very good gardeners well attuned to their climates don’t always understand what constraints apply elsewhere.

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@joewynne @Kimberley

kb6nu@mastodon.radio

@Kimberley I'd subscribe to that podcast. I'm trying to redo my backyard to be more wildlife-friendly.

tattooed_mummy@beige.party

@Kimberley ooh. I have a wild area in the garden for nature. And i made a tiny bucket pond

keira_reckons@aus.social

@Kimberley I love this idea. As an Aussie though, I request that posts or ideas are tagged with the place people are from, very clearly.

Partly because the tips don't apply everywhere (a lot of natives from one place are weeds here), but also so your antipodean contributors don't get heaps of comments about seasonal weirdness, lol.

anne_twain@theblower.au

@Kimberley Knowledge of local wildlife and its needs is key. I wouldn't expect a lot of people to be able to give me tips re my family of blue-tongue lizards living under the brick paving. And I wouldn't have a clue about wildlife in the northern hemisphere. The best I could offer is encouragement.

kimberley@ecoevo.social

@anne_twain the idea is not to provide tips but examples. It’s saying here’s what I’ve done in this area rather than here’s what you should do

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I keep returning to an idea for a blog series speaking to regular everyday people who do some form of wildlife friendly gardening to create a repository of ideas that others can turn to.