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Here at the Backyard Nature Preserve & Native Plant Nursery, we (Dave and Donna) have spent the last 15 years creating ways to share our life with nature. We are happy to share with you what we have learned, so that, together, we can create safe places for bees and butterflies, songbirds and frogs, and all the members of our natural community.  Together, we can reverse the tide of species decline, while enriching our own lives with the beauty and wonder of the natural world. 
If you would like to invite nature to share your world
 and if you would like some tips on how
message us! 
We have advice on and demonstrations of:
  • ORGANIC NATIVE ECOLOGICALLY-HELPFUL GARDENS
    • for pollinators
    • for Monarch butterflies
    • for birds
    • for mosquito prevention
    • for shade
    • for sun
    • poolside
    • perennial borders 
    • groundcovers
    • keystone plants
    • trees and shrubs
    • meadows
    • rain gardens and storm water management
    • companion veggie and fruit gardens 
  • How to reduce your lawn size
  • ​How to add the benefits of micro-clover to your lawn
  • How to Leave Your Leaves and still look neat & tidy
  • A 10 acre protected, deer-excluded woodland with a natural riparian buffer
  • Ponds
  • Composting
  • Dark skies
  • Solar panels, electric car, electric lawn equipment, induction stove
  • Chickens and horses
  • Predator-resistant blue bird houses
  • Bird feeders, bird baths, bat houses, bee houses, and pollinator watering stations
  • Window protectors for birds
  • Tips on how to follow a delicious, healthy vegetarian diet
  • Tips on how to live without household chemicals, paper towels, a clothes dryer, minimal single-use plastic and single-use anything, and other zero waste tips
We are located in Chester Springs, PA.  If you would like to schedule a visit, purchase native plants, or donate to our mission, message us!  If you would like to volunteer to help in the gardens or woodlands, message us!  This is a great way for gardeners to get hands-on experience in gardening FOR nature.
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