Backyards For Nature

Inspiring and teaching people to create healthy habitats in their yards by planting native plants and providing the essentials for wildlife to thrive.
What We Do
  • Help homeowners create nature-friendly yards for birds, butterflies, and other native wildlife.
  • Recommend planting locally native plants, the historic plants in our local ecosystem, to create a functioning web of life.
    • Native plants offer optimal food, shelter, and breeding places for our native animals.
    • They are essential hosts for native insects, the primary food for birds and many other creatures.
  • Provide information on wildlife-friendly native plants for southeastern Pennsylvania and environs.
  • Present programs to local groups.
  • Offer on-site yard consultations for improving wildlife habitat.
  • Write the Backyards for Nature blog with ecosystem gardening information and backyard nature observations.

Create a Habitat

Learn how to create a healthy habitat for birds, butterflies, and other wildlife at home.

Native Plants

Wildlife-friendly plants for Southeastern Pennsylvania and where to buy them.

Backyards for Nature Blog

Creating habitat and celebrating nature in our gardens.