Garden Experiments
For the love of gardening and wildlife habitat
Using plants, garden features, and gardening practices that create and encourage wildlife habitat in your backyard garden can make your yard a haven for wildlife. You'll see more bees and butterflies, hummingbirds, small mammals, and even frogs and turtles. I find joy in watching these creatures in my garden and I hope you will too.
If you want to add some color to your winter garden and provide food and shelter for songbirds and other wildlife simultaneously, American Holly (Ilex opaca) is a good choice. The berries form in October and persist throughout the winter when many other food sources are gone. Its leaves are evergreen and form a dense canopy. The bright red …
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For me, half of the fun of having a garden is watching the critters that come to enjoy it. Here are some of the critters that have shown up in my garden (and my family's garden) in the last couple of years. Learn more about backyard habitat by reading these articles Food plants for caterpillars and butterflies How to Create Good Wildlife …
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If your garden includes sources of food throughout the year, water, a variety of structure (height and shape) that can be used for cover, and plenty of places for animals to create nests in to reproduce, it’s likely that you already have lots of wildlife in your yard. Wildlife requires 4 things to thrive Food Water Cover Places to …
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If you’d like to see more wildlife in your garden in winter, be sure to include plants that provide food and cover in the fall and winter. Some of these plants are evergreen, providing necessary cover, and some have fruits, seeds, or nuts that persist into winter. Here are some (mostly native) plant suggestions that can be used throughout much of …
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Watching hummingbirds flit and hover around your garden is just magical. They are so much fun to watch. Their mid-air acrobatics and daredevil combat flying can be very entertaining. If you want to bring more of these delightful visitors to your backyard, here’s how to create a hummingbird haven in your garden. Our front yard includes many …
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