Backyard wildlife habitat

BACKYARD WILDLIFE HABITAT - A dreamy situation where native plant materials are providing food and shelter for protection and reproduction for birds, insects, and mammals in ones own backyard.

BACKYARD WILDLIFE HABITAT - A backyard or limited area situation where native plants and materials are providing food and shelter for protection and reproduction for birds, insects, and mammals in ones own backyard.

Michael Lockman, author of Curl Up in the Garden, founded WE-Design in Seattle, WA, a landscape design business specializing in edible landscaping, backyard wildlife habitat, and water catchment.

As a result of these concerns, interest has grown in alternatives to the conventional lawn, including the use of native plants in more naturalistic landscape designs, xeriscaping or low-water landscaping, creating backyard wildlife habitat, ...

Join the Backyard Wildlife Habitats Group, post pictures of your garden (and any "wild" guests who come to visit), write a blog, and meet other home gardeners nationwide. Have a question about caring for your wildlife-friendly garden?

20036, has a well prepared "Backyard Kit' on creating a backyard wildlife habitat. It is worth the $1 they ask for it, outlining a program that when carried out will make your garden a haven for birds all year.

landscape from the ground up with viny tangles that offer both cover and food. "Bramble patches of raspberries or blackberries provide a wonderful bird habitat," says Craig Tufts, head of the National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat ...

See also: Habitat, Plant, Water, Flower, Yard