Wildlife Gardening Tips
Throughout this site you will find many simple and effective wildlife gardening tips on how to create a wildlife friendly garden that will appeal to organic gardening fans and modern gardeners.
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Along with the swing towards organic gardening, attracting wildlife to gardens has become more appealing to the modern gardener over the last few decades.
In many ways the two concepts, organic and wildlife gardening, go together and prove mutually beneficial. Natural pest control depends largely on the beneficial predators having taken up residence in the garden. By creating a wildlife friendly habitat we put down the welcome mat to a whole variety of local fauna and flora. One of the many helpful gardening tips to keep in mind is that Nectar rich plants not only put on a good display they also play a vital role in the whole process. Why is this the case? |
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Nectar is food to so many different insects that are part of a natural food chain.
These include the beneficial kind such as Hoverflies, which along with a whole variety
of other grubs and flies are in turn food to Birds that are attracted to the garden by
the abundance of food that is busily working away for us.
These include the beneficial kind such as Hoverflies, which along with a whole variety
of other grubs and flies are in turn food to Birds that are attracted to the garden by
the abundance of food that is busily working away for us.
How are they working for us?
While these insects visit each flower head they not only feed, they also achieve something that is crucial to the continued existence of the plants and flowers in our gardens.
They Pollinate them. Pollination enables the plant to go on to produce seed. These seeds are not only another source of food to birds, but also the plants means to further its existence in following years.
All of this contributes to the maturing of a garden ensuring a mixed and wide variety of food sources for the local wildlife. We will be amply rewarded for our efforts!
They Pollinate them. Pollination enables the plant to go on to produce seed. These seeds are not only another source of food to birds, but also the plants means to further its existence in following years.
All of this contributes to the maturing of a garden ensuring a mixed and wide variety of food sources for the local wildlife. We will be amply rewarded for our efforts!
Some may look drab but have very descriptive names
Brown Speckledwood Butterfly
The Brown Speckledwood Butterfly graces many a garden and is probably not given a second glance by the casual observer and yet on closer inspection it is a delight to look at.
The same may be true of Hoverflies, Shieldbugs and Laceflies. All have their own beauty and beneficial role
to play in the wildlife garden.
The same may be true of Hoverflies, Shieldbugs and Laceflies. All have their own beauty and beneficial role
to play in the wildlife garden.