Residential gardens are a principal component of urban green infrastructure throughout the
world and their potential positive contributions to biodiversity are increasingly recognised …

Research has shown that the collective network of domestic gardens could make a
substantial contribution to climate change adaptation. One way to harness this contribution …

Urbanization and land use change are leading causes of declines in pollinator abundance
and diversity. However, researchers in different regions of the world have found that some …

The primary threat to biodiversity is habitat loss and degradation. Private residential land
(yards) encompass large proportions of urban, suburban, and rural spaces and is among the …

Greenspace in residential landscapes meets human needs, connects people with nature,
and supports wildlife and biodiversity. However, some landscape maintenance practices are …

Negative interactions between people and wildlife pose a significant challenge to their
coexistence. Past research on human–wildlife interactions has largely focused on conflicts …

Providing garden water sources (eg, ponds, bird baths) has become a popular and strongly
promoted form of wildlife-friendly gardening, yet evidence of their use by animals is scarce …

Modern humans are more removed from nature than ever before. More than half of the
world's population lives in cities (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs …

Despite interest in the contribution of evapotranspiration (ET) of residential turfgrass lawns to
household and municipal water budgets across the United States, the spatial and temporal …

Private gardens comprise a large component of greenspace in cities and can offer
substantial conservation opportunities. There has been strong advocacy from researchers …