Making the Garden Attractive to People and Wildlife

Gardeners in the northern hemisphere will soon be busy with fall cleanup - trimming back all the dried plants and raking everything into the compost pile to make everything neat and tidy. It might be a good idea to allow a little mess in the garden this fall. As space for wildlife diminishes, animals and plants can be given a little space in home gardens.

Leaving dried seed heads on plants provides food for birds and other creatures during the winter. Leaving some leaves and twigs can provide habitat for creatures. The hardest part of doing this can be developing a new sense of aesthetics that allows for the beauty of nature's natural process of decay. It is not necessary to let the garden go wild, just allow a little space for nature.

Richard Burkmar comments on this.

Link: Gardening for Yourself from Space For Nature

Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 7:57 AM on September 29, 2005

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