We're hours away from the new year and have a got a resolution for you! What combines the top resolutions into one? If you want to increase your exercise, improve your mental health, integrate mindfulness, reduce stress and more, then there's ONE hobby that will blow your mind on how it can help you achieve all these things. It should be no surprise - it's gardening!

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The Monarch butterfly has just been listed as a threatened species by the US Wildlife Service. While this isn't an ideal situation, don't despair...act! This is one situation we can actually have a positive impact on, so please listen along while I share a few simple ideas. Wouldn't it be wonderful to come home to more butterflies?!

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Most of us suburban dwellers love a tidy yard, me included! In today's episode, I'm gonna share some ideas and thoughts of how we could rethink some of the ways that we tidy up for fall. Lots of cuties linger in our gardens and lawns over the winter and we can help them out with a few simple changes.

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Study after study has shown the positive effects of being outside and listening to nature. In today's episode, I share some ideas on how to improve your well-being...and you don't even have to leave your own backyard!

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In today's tongue-in-cheek episode, let's see if it matters who gets into office. Will your flowers die? Will butterflies still come to your yard? One thing is certain: when we make a space for nature, we always have a place of respite from the crazy things that pass by in life. Tune in, share ideas and for more backyard ideas, I'd love it if you checked out my website:

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Getting outside and really taking a good look at your flowers and noticing what you DON'T see can tell you a lot about what's going on in your yard. If you'd like to see more butterflies and other pollinators in your yard, it's important to have the right stuff. In today's episode, I'll get into exactly what that means.

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Many homeowners across the country don't realize they're living amongst rats - but they are. Unfortunately, I live in an area where several construction projects have brought out the worst of it into our neighborhood...and our backyard. In today's ratty episode, I'll share with you my journey, some ways to deal with such an issue and probably, make you squirm.

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In this episode, I share some things to consider when planning next year's landscaping project...and the time is now! Fall is just about the best time to plant trees and bushes and the best time to plant perennials, especially for a pollinator garden. For more ideas on how to make your backyard or outdoor living area an amazing place for you and nature, please check out and follow my website: www.BackyardColumbus.com

"Raising" butterflies begins with your yard, actually, not the butterflies. In this episode, I'll share some ideas on how you can give butterflies (and moths) a better start to their short lives and how to enhance your own!

For a list of native butterfly host plants for our region, click this link for a great listing from OSU Agricultural Extension: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52bb9733e4b09788115247ec/t/587507f2197aeab06645746d/1484064756329/factsheetButterflyGardensOSUExtensionNPSNEO.pdf

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This is the time of year when nurseries start to sell mums - chrysanthemums -and schools sell their "Mumkins" for fundraisers. But you know who isn't happy about mums? Bees, butterflies and any other pollinator. Tune in to today's episode and I'll share why...

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