HOAs are the WORST. They got on her for a while about planting flowerbeds, though they dropped that part for now at least. But yeah, all of the above - birdfeeders, gardens, clotheslines - are things they're opposed to. While her house is limited to mostly container gardening, she does try to plant a lot of things that suit native pollinators! She also plants things that have edible seeds, as well as things that attract some insect-eating birds to come hang out and pick off caterpillars and things.
Though I really like the seed bomb idea - there are a couple nearby open fields that don't get mowed too often, that could be excellent spots to try that.
And very much agree about the wildlife parks! I'm really quite lucky that my city has a lot of small parks... but quite a lot of them try to keep animals *away* rather than welcoming them in. I was pleased to discover some really thriving insect populations at one nearby, because it was more diversity of them than I'd expected to see! It was encouraging that they don't seem to be spraying pesticides.
There's a nice greenbelt that has a few bathouses along it, but I wonder if they'd consider some nesting boxes for bird species as well...
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HOAs are the WORST. They got on her for a while about planting flowerbeds, though they dropped that part for now at least. But yeah, all of the above - birdfeeders, gardens, clotheslines - are things they're opposed to.
While her house is limited to mostly container gardening, she does try to plant a lot of things that suit native pollinators! She also plants things that have edible seeds, as well as things that attract some insect-eating birds to come hang out and pick off caterpillars and things.
Though I really like the seed bomb idea - there are a couple nearby open fields that don't get mowed too often, that could be excellent spots to try that.
And very much agree about the wildlife parks! I'm really quite lucky that my city has a lot of small parks... but quite a lot of them try to keep animals *away* rather than welcoming them in.
I was pleased to discover some really thriving insect populations at one nearby, because it was more diversity of them than I'd expected to see! It was encouraging that they don't seem to be spraying pesticides.
There's a nice greenbelt that has a few bathouses along it, but I wonder if they'd consider some nesting boxes for bird species as well...