Creating an Urban Wildlife Habitat with Garden for Wildlife!

The standard American landscape is a water guzzling lawn with European plants that native wildlife can't thrive in. That's why I'm teaming up with Garden for Wildlife to transform my yard into a thriving native wildlife habitat worthy of certification from the National Wildlife Federation!
This first video covers everything you need to do if you want to have your yard recognized as a certified wildlife habitat from the National Wildlife Federation, and I'll go step by step through the changes I'll be making to my yard as well!
If you would like to learn more about Garden for Wildlife and the amazing native plant collections they have available, please visit www.gardenforwildlife.com/yar...
(That is an affiliate link, so if you do purchase something from the site we will receive a commission)
The National Wildlife Federation has been leading conservation efforts in the United States since 1936! You can support their efforts at www.nwf.org/
#permaculture #permaculturedesign #sustainablelandscaping #sustainability #gardenforwildlife #nationalwildlifefederation
Make sure to join us MOST Friday nights at 7:30 for YardFarmer LIVE! Just check the live tab here on KZbin and set a reminder for the next show! We answer listener questions and try to help folks reach their sustainable landscaping goals!
I'm Daryl. I really hate mowing the lawn.
That’s how all of this began: a search for landscaping alternatives that don't require sacrificing every Saturday morning to the mower.
As a certified permaculture designer, I help transform boring, basic lawns into beautiful yards that take care of us the way we take care of them.
If you are interested in learning more about my process, please visit me at yardfarmer.co

[@cattystevenson7501]

Love this! 😊

[@yardfarmerco]

Glad you like it!

[@jasonamos9718]

Poach seeds. I grabbed seeds of sunflower , goldenrod, and others I can’t name from nearby fields in the fall. Then I used old plywood to kill an area of grass. Sowed the seeds and now have a very inexpensive wildflower area in my garden.

[@-Atmos1]

Echinacea is a good perennial . Coffee grinds with crushed egg shells scattered around the young plants deter the slugs .

[@vagabondprime1691]

Yay! SO excited to see this project come along!

[@yardfarmerco]

:)

[@atticbrowser9698]

Great video. Thanks. Love the quick pace of the video, and the humour. Best wishes.

[@Shalaco]

It’s been great following you along on your journey! Can’t wait to see what comes next. 🎉

[@yardfarmerco]

Thanks for coming along! We have some really cool projects in the works!

[@riverrootsfarm]

I totally understand this feeling 😂❤ I work at a nursery so I grow thousands of plants every year and spend all my time making sure that our customers get their gardens planted on time… which means my garden is never planted “on time” 😅 Also, the landscaping around my house is veryy unbecoming of a professional grower lol. I will definitely be following along.

[@yardfarmerco]

Thanks for coming along, always great to meet folks in our line of work! Have a great day!

[@riverrootsfarm]

@@yardfarmerco We have a LOT of grass and I’m tired of mowing it 😒 we also have about 30 mature Bradford pears 🤡 their babies are popping up everywhere… they’re driving me insane. The previous owners made some questionable landscaping decisions… but I’m excited to design something new ❤️

[@tifotter]

Very cool. I interspersed my veggies with perennials this year, with perennials and bulbs planted last fall and veggies now. Would love more info on native plants in Utah.

[@yardfarmerco]

Hi! Your garden sounds amazing! We're going to start doing our live show again next week, please tune in if you can and we'll answer any questions you have about native plants for Utah! Barring that, we'll also be doing specific segments on native plants as well! Thanks for stopping by!

[@80HDhobbyhoarder]

I’m so excited! we have similar goals and have been doing a gradual transition…. Got some trees planted intermittently within the last year, working on digging out the rain gardens now. can’t wait to follow along!

[@yardfarmerco]

Thank you! Your project sounds amazing! Rain gardens? How freaking cool is that!

[@WildFloridian]

You finally made it to KZbin! Howdy Daryl! Hope all is well 🦩

[@yardfarmerco]

Thank you! Happy to finally be here! Hope all is well with you, too!

[@Soulbloom1]

I'm probably down a street or two from you and will be stalking you (on KZbin and Insta, don't worry) for all the tips on native plants to grow in SLC. My yard is much shadier than yours, so I'd love to see tips on what to grow in partial shade around my borders.

[@yardfarmerco]

Nice to "meet" you! We'll be doing lots of content about just about everything, but I'll make sure to add good shade plants to our list of projects!

[@user-oo7ug3lu4q]

I'm probably down a street or two from you and will be stalking you (on KZbin and Insta, don't worry) for all the tips on native plants to grow in SLC. My yard is much shadier than yours, so I'd love to see tips on what to grow in partial shade around my borders.

[@yardfarmerco]

Hi! We're doing a livestream on Friday the 6th at 6pm MTN time, we'll try to make sure we cover this topic! Please feel free to ask directly during the stream if you would like, though!