Ladybird Farm would like to help you turn your landscape into an Ecoscape. We believe ecoscaping improves upon traditional landscaping by creating more resilient plant communities that support people and wildlife.
What is an Ecoscape?
Our concept of an Ecoscape is a managed space that supports wildlife while also benefiting the caretaker. Ecoscaping provides food and habitat for wildlife while also providing people with aesthetically-pleasing spaces filled with colors, wildlife, and food
Why Ecoscape?
For ages, native plants and animals have co-evolved alongside one another and have adapted to the local climate of our region. This makes native plants well suited to support our local wildlife species while surviving weather extremes. Native plants often require less water and fertility and provide seasonal interest through their flowers and foliage as well as attracting birds, butterflies, and pollinators.
How to?
Our philosophy on turning your landscape into an Ecoscape involves 3 key elements:
- Promoting native plants
- Invasive plant management
- Conscious mowing
Incorporating native plants can be as simple as not mowing areas and observing what emerges, to transplanting pollinator gardens, to complete renovation and reseeding of large areas. Invasive plant management is key to establishing a diverse, healthy ecoscape. With conscious mowing, we focus on what is being cut and the timing of the cut in order to promote native plants, protect wildlife, and control invasive plant growth.
If you’re interested in learning more about ecoscaping and the services offered by Ladybird Farm contact us at [email protected]