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Ready to re-wild your yard?

We’ll show you how.

Backyard Re-wilding Projects

  • How to kill English ivy
    How to kill ivy without herbicides
  • how to clean a bird bath
    How to Clean A Bird Bath
  • Monarch Butterly garden
    How to Make a Monarch Butterfly Garden
  • Pond for Wildlife
    How To Make a Pond For Wildlife

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Cristina and Hal in Namibia

Welcome to Our Wild Yard! We are zoologist Cristina Garcia and conservation biologist Hal Brindley, a husband and wife team who love to create native wildlife habitat in our own back yard. We’re here to share what we’ve learned about wildlife gardening! You can read more about us on the About page. Thanks so much for joining us!

Species Spotlight

  • slime mold sporangia
    White-footed slime mold, Diachea leucopodia, the slime mold that sparkles
  • saddleback caterpillar late instar Acharia stimulea spines
    The stunning saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
  • A Polyphemus month resting on a white wall
    Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
  • difference between male and female frog
    Difference between male and female frog (Northern Green Frog, Lithobates clamitans)
  • Magnolia green jumper spider juvenile face portrait
    Magnolia green jumping spider (Lyssomanes viridis)
  • Pasture rose
    Pasture rose (Rosa Carolina), the star of your native rose garden

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Newest Posts from the Blog

  • difference between male and female frog
    Difference between male and female frog (Northern Green Frog, Lithobates clamitans)
  • How many eyes does a bee have? Five!
    How many eyes does a bee have?
  • amber jelly mushroom
    American amber jelly fungus (Exidia crenata)
  • chocolate tube slime on wood
    Chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis splendens)
  • How to kill English ivy
    How to kill ivy without herbicides
  • American strawberry capsule with seeds
    American Strawberry Bush Plant (Euonymus americanus)

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WELCOME TO OUR WILD YARD

Our Wild Yard wildlife gardening

We’re Cristina and Hal and we’re so happy to have you here! Want to learn how to put the wild back in your life? Then join us as we turn our ordinary backyard into a wildlife paradise! Learn more on our About page.

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  • Difference between male and female frog (Northern Green Frog, Lithobates clamitans)

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