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How to Turn Your Backyard into a Wildlife Habitat

Wed, Apr 3rd 2024 7:30 pm by Matthew Brockbank Home and Garden

Attract birds, butterflies, bees, and critters to your backyard by creating a wildlife habitat with these tips.

Creating a backyard wildlife habitat can be quite simple. Planting native plants and nectar-rich flowers, supplying food and water sources, and avoiding pesticides are some of the keystones for attracting fascinating creatures such as birds and butterflies to your garden. Start creating a wildlife garden with the tips and ideas in this guide.

1. Mix Up Flower Shapes

Different types of pollinators prefer different shapes of flowers. Some like flat clusters of tiny flowers, and others seed out trumpet-shaped blossoms, for example. In the garden shown here, native plants suc...




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How to Attract New Birds to Your Backyard

Thu, Aug 13th 2020 7:45 pm by Home and Garden

With hundreds of species easy to spot locally, many backyard birders become frustrated when only a few common backyard birds regularly visit their feeders. Fortunately, it is easy to attract new birds to your backyard by offering what they need most: food, water, shelter, and nesting sites. By adding new features to your yard that address these needs, you’ll soon find a wide range of new and unexpected species nearby.


New Foods
Adding new food sources is one of the easiest and most effective ways to attract new birds to your backyard. A basic seed mix is a good start for backyard birding, but more specialized foods will attract a wider range of species.


New seeds: Black oil sunflower se...




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