Building a Woodland garden can be a fun and rewarding experience. The key is letting go of what you may have perceived as the perfect garden and let nature do much of the work. Your focus should be in establishing layering the site with tall trees, understory trees, shrubs and ground covers. I hope this blog will help you achieve your dream.

Ground covers are an integral part of a Woodland Garden. Ferns form the backbone of our garden both in the front and back yards, but there are many others. Here are three of my favourite ground covers that I use in my garden.

Landscape designer Angela den Hoed shares how she creating an impressive meadow garden in the side yard of her Pennsylvania home to be used a show garden for her landscape design clients. The result is a stunning garden that will slowly evolve each year to become a beautiful meadow garden teeming with insects, bees and other wildlife.

Flower photography is always rewarding, but it is especially so when you are photographing flowers in your own backyard that you planted and nurtured over the years.

Catherine Cleary and partner Ashe Conrad-Jones of Pocket Forests are dressed for action. The team is giving Ireland a taste of what life could be if there was more nature.

Spring ephemerals are an important part to any woodland garden both for their early colour and value to native wildlife. Here are 35 woodland wildflowers you will want to consider for your shade/woodland garden.

Rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife is critically important for the survival of so many of our backyard birds, animals, reptiles and amphibians. The dedication and commitment of volunteers is what keeps these wildlife centers working hard to save local wildlife.

The relationship between our garden predators, including backyard birds, and the use of native plants is tied together by the insect herbivores that depend on native plants as a food source. Together the predators, prey and native plants work to keep our gardens in harmony.

Here are six of the best trees for fall colour in your woodland garden. Three are for the upper canopy and three are understory trees. Among the best trees for fall colour include the Sugar Maple, The Oaks and the Tulip Tree, as well as trees in the Dogwood family, serviceberries, and Japanese Maples.

Getting your yard designated a wildlife habitat, or pollinator-friendly yard is a worthwhile endeavour and one that will inspire gardeners to create more an better habitat to help birds, mammals, bugs and butterflies in our gardens. This article provides a resource for anyone thinking about having their gardens designated a wildlife habitat.

Why should we use native trees, shrubs and plants in our landscapes is an important question many gardeners ask. Native plants are vital for the survival of our birds, pollinators and other animals that depend on the food these plants provide. It’s never been more important for gardeners use more native plants and save our environment one garden at a time.

A woodland wildlife garden is the best environmental choice for garden design. Ecologically, a woodland garden using native plants will help to restore native flora and fauna in our urban and suburban areas that are being over run with non-native, exotic plants that are damaging our environment. Here is a design plan complete with a plant list so that everyone can help to save our environment one garden at a time.

Even today's smaller backyards have room to create a native fern garden. Whether you have a small or large backyard, a fern garden will bring a sense of solitude to your woodland wildlife garden. These garden tips and ideas will help beginners and experienced gardeners plan, design and create the perfect fern garden in a corner of their yard to attract birds and other backyard wildlife.

A beginners guide to backyard wildlife photography exploring how to attract birds and animals to your woodland garden, how to use get close to them and what camera systems to consider to capture images of birds, insects, butterflies, and mammals.

Putting up a bird feeder and hoping for the best might not be the most successful approach to attracting the greatest varieties of birds to our yards. Many birds are primarily insect- or berry-eating birds and will not readily come to your feeders. Consider adding these native plants, shrubs and trees to ramp up your birds.

What tree should I plant in my garden? A question heard often in on-line forums and nurseries everywhere. The simple answer: Plant an oak tree. Its everything you want in a tree – solid, stately and it feeds, protects and is home to more forest creatures than any other tree you could plant. There is room in every garden design for an oak, and if you think there isn’t think again. Here are four great oaks to consider.

Creating a garden of your dreams can be expensive, especially if you’re young with children and in your first home. The good news is that you have time to create that woodland, cottage or contemporary garden on a budget you can afford. The keys to a successful landscape plan are patience, the willingness to get your hands dirty and learning the money-saving tips to get you on the right path.

If you have the basis for a woodland garden, you are on your way to creating a wildlife garden in your backyard. The two landscape designs work in harmony but there are specific elements to focus on to create a successful wildlife garden.

Winter is never easy for backyard birds. Thankfully there are steps we can take to help our feathered friends get through the worst winter has to offer. In return they just might provide us with some exceptional photographs.

Can a woodland garden work in today’s smaller urban or suburban backyards. Absolutely. In fact, for many reasons, a woodland garden can be the perfect choice for today’s smaller backyards, providing the ultimate low-maintenance landscape design.