Gardening

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May is Gardening for Wildlife Month. Here are some ideas for celebrating it...


Attract Birds With Birdbaths

Eight legs. Zero worries. Why you want spiders in your yard.
A patch of low grass attracts funnel-web spiders. Plants with tall stems appeal to orb weavers and other large web spinners. Jumping spiders like a pile or rocks or brush.

FROM LAWN TO SANCTUARY: HOW SMALL CHANGES CREATE BIG IMPACT DURING GARDEN FOR WILDLIFE MONTH
Dig up your lawn, or even a small part of it, to replace with native plants which offer more wildlife benefits and require less care.

Gardening for Wildlife Month (reading list) (Canada)

Habitat Gardening for Wildlife (Virginia, USA)

Here's What to Feed Your Summer Bird Feeder Visitors

How to Make a Wildlife Container Pond

Insectopia Seed Mix
Attracts pollinators, beneficial insects, predatory insects, and other tiny predators such as spiders. Then the birds and other insectivorous wildlife come to eat them.

Pollinator-Friendly Native Plant Lists (by region)

Supporting Frogs & Wildlife with a Native Plant Garden

Wildlife-friendly Gardening Guide (Canada)