With a little advance planning and forethought, your garden can become a gathering place for a beautiful variety of wildlife, from songbirds and hummingbirds to butterflies, squirrels and an occasional rabbit. There are several landscaping tips for garden design to keep in mind in order to be able to enjoy watching an assortment of animal creatures spend time in your home's front or back garden.
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Wildlife are attracted to water, so be sure to incorporate some water elements into your garden design. That might include a birdbath that you keep filled with cool, clean water and a few stones that enable honeybees to take a sip now and then. Invest in a heating element that will keep the birdbath water fluid even when temperatures fall below the freezing point during winter months. You can also design your garden to include a fountain or a small pond where larger wildlife can hydrate as needed.
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The kinds of greenery that you plant in your garden will determine the variety and volume of wildlife you can attract. Plants that bear small berries are great for attracting assorted birds but realize that the smaller the berry, the easier for the bird to eat. It's also important to stock your garden with plants that are native to your specific area since this will make your garden familiar to birds no matter what time of year.
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Plants that offer well-scented nectar such as mint, sage, daisy, lavender and yarrow are perfect for attracting birds as well as butterflies. Plants and bushes that feature vibrant red flowers are a key landscaping element if you want to attract beautiful hummingbirds on a regular basis since they are drawn to any plant matter that is red in colour.
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Be very restrained when it comes to killing insects in your garden if you want to attract wildlife. A garden that has been swept clean of any insect life certainly won't be appealing to birds searching for a nice succulent bug for lunch! Pay attention to those insects that are actually harming your garden plant life and eliminate those using as natural means as possible, but leave the native insect population intact so that birds can find an occasional juicy insect as a snack.
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Including trees that are nut bearing such as oaks and walnuts can attract such wildlife as squirrels and badgers to your garden. Any sort of fresh vegetable garden may also attract bigger wildlife visitors such as foxes, rabbits, badgers and possibly wild birds of prey, if you truly want to have the widest variety of wildlife inhabitants in your garden. When designing your garden, try to incorporate plants and elements that enable local wildlife to forage for food and potable water no matter what the season.
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