Native Landscaping

Creating Wildlife Habitat on Horse Properties Has Big Benefits

When horse owners focus on creating or restoring wildlife habitat on their properties, the increased biodiversity can pay off in dividends.

6 Ways for Horse Owners to Participate in Earth Day—While Creating Climate Resilience

As horse owners, we have the unique opportunity to manage animals and land in a manner that contributes to climate resilience. Here are 6 ways to get started while simultaneously benefitting horse health, improving chore efficiency, and increasing your land’s productivity.

Fall Planting on Horse Properties

For most of the country, fall is an ideal time to plant all kinds of things—from cool-season veggies, pasture grasses, and perennials to both evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs. Of all these, native plants can be of particular importance on a horse property. Here are some tips for putting native plants to work for you.

Sustainable Horse Keeping Reduces Environmental Impacts

As horse owners, we need to consider the impacts we have on our neighbors and the environment. By increasing our awareness of how we impact the environment and taking steps to minimize that impact, we can help preserve the equestrian way of life that we enjoy.

Dreaming of Flowers, Birds, and Native Pollinators?

Enhancing the horse property landscape with native plants promotes native wildlife, helps to control erosion, provides a visual buffer, and filters pesticides, fertilizers, and nutrients. Native plants are extremely adaptable and there is a diverse palette of natives to choose from—no matter where you live! Here are some ideas for how native plants can enhance your property and work for you.

Sweet Pepper Ranch’s New Pollinator Hedgerow

I am so excited about my pollinator hedgerow, I just have to share! Matt and I started on this project two years ago, and this summer, it finally is happening!