11 Naturescaping Principles

I promised you some learnings on naturescaping principles..... been pondering how to go about it..... don't want to bore you with one l-o-n-g post..... soooooooo, I think I'll go about it with one-at-a-time nuggets. So, to get things going and give you the big picture, here's the full list..... subsequent blogs will go into more details on each principle.

1.  Use native plants.
2.  Don't fight your site.
3.  Try to provide all 4 wildlife habitat elements: food, water, shelter, space.
4.  Provide food diversity.
5.  Create many layers in the landscape.
6.  Preserve existing vegetation and micro-habitats.
7.  Use groundcovers.
8.  Minimize pruning.
9.  Avoid pesticides / chemicals.
10. Provide diversity of habitat.
11. Learn to recognize and deal with invasives.