by Susan | Aug 21, 2013 | biodiversity, Chemicals in the Environment, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Health, Frog People, How You Can Help, Sustainable Choices
Guest post by Ricky Peterson One of the joys of having a garden in summer is being able to observe wildlife close up. Whether you’re a bird lover or a fan of butterflies, we can all enjoy watching our feathered, furry and many-legged friends in our own back...
by Susan | Jul 19, 2013 | Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Frog People, How You Can Help, Invasive Species, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Superstorm Sandy
A frog loving fan, James, called the other day to report on what he discovered when he visited his Mother’s pool. It seems that during Superstorm Sandy, the covering of the pool ripped and since there was a separation the frogs began creeping in and under the...
by Susan | Apr 27, 2013 | Chemicals in the Environment, Children and Nature, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Health, How You Can Help, Sustainable Choices, Uncategorized
Guest post by Philip Brown Now-a-days, it is totally possible to care for your beautiful lawn organically. Organic lawn care is the practice of caring for your lawn and garden by using organic fertilizers. This becomes what is known as ‘sustainable’ lawn care. With...
by Susan | Dec 5, 2012 | Children and Nature, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Books, Frog fun, frog gifts, Ideas for a Green Holiday, Learn about Frogs, Read about Frogs
One of our favorite posts is the annual Frogs Are Green frog gifts holiday extravaganza. What could be more fun that picking and choosing fun frog gifts for the holidays? Click on the pictures below to connect to the sites (Pier 1, Amazon, Target, and so on). Enjoy!...
by Susan | Aug 7, 2012 | Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, frog calls, Learn about Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Meet the Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
At Frogs Are Green, we’ve posted about tomato red frogs, blue frogs, and yellow-and-black spotted frogs, but I don’t think we’ve ever written about the Green Frog (Rana clamitans). Recently I visited my sister, who lives in the woods in Connecticut. On our first...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2011 | Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Frog People, Frogs Are Green Photo Contests, habitat loss, How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
This summer, my family and I have been visiting public gardens in the New York area and have noticed something in each one we’ve visited—drowned frogs in the gardens’ fountains and pools. We thought we’d repeat a blog post from a couple of years ago...
