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Wild Lawns & Pollinator Havens
The Dandelion Revolution Guide to Eco-Friendly Yards
The perfect green lawn is a food desert. 10 modules on why chemical turf starves the food chain, dandelions as spring's first meal, clover that fertilizes itself, how weed killers poison songbirds, native plant beds, leaving the leaves for fireflies, brush piles, No Mow May, managing ticks without spraying, and yards that stop rescues before they start.
About this course
A chemically perfect lawn is the quietest wildlife emergency on the street: no insects, no seeds, no cover, and a herbicide residue in every bird that lands on it. This course turns the lawn back into habitat. You'll learn why the dandelion you've been spraying is the first meal of spring for bees, rabbits and box turtles, how clover fertilizes your yard for free, how weed killers end up inside songbirds, how to swap grass for native beds that never need watering, why the leaves you rake and bag are next year's fireflies, how a brush pile in a quiet corner shelters half the neighbourhood, what No Mow May does and how to zone it so the HOA survives, how to manage ticks with wood-chip borders and short grass where people walk instead of sprays, and why rehabbers say the yards that follow these rules send them fewer patients.
What you'll learn
- Why chemical turf is a food desert, and how weed killers poison songbirds
- Dandelions, clover and violets: the free spring buffet
- Native plant beds that filter water and never need the hose
- Leave the leaves, build the brush pile: shelter for fireflies, moths and chipmunks
- No Mow May and zoned meadow management
- Tick tactics without toxins, and yards that stop rescues before they start
Who this is for
Anyone with a lawn and a conscience, gardeners, parents who want a yard safe for kids and wildlife, and the neighbour who keeps getting fined by the HOA.
Course outline (10 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
Go to quiz →Completion certificate
Pass the quiz and earn a shareable certificate of completion.
View certificate →Frequently asked questions
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 10 lessons