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I just wondered if anyone set up their garden to call in a favorite wildlife to watch and actually had it work. What did you use? How long did it take to get the party started? (animals showing up)
I just wondered if anyone set up their garden to call in a favorite wildlife to watch and actually had it work. What did you use? How long did it take to get the party started? (animals showing up)
I designed our garden after we moved in our second home 5 years ago, and still adding. We started with with a ton of flowering perennials to bring in the butterflys and hummingbirds, a lot of smaller plants so the toads and things could hide under them. Also I love pine trees, so I added 3 because the cardinals and smaller birds love them. I added a pond, and a seperate birdbath. The pond is great for all kinds of wildlife. I also have 3 hummingbird feeders situated throughout.
I designed our garden after we moved in our second home 5 years ago, and still adding. We started with with a ton of flowering perennials to bring in the butterflys and hummingbirds, a lot of smaller plants so the toads and things could hide under them. Also I love pine trees, so I added 3 because the cardinals and smaller birds love them. I added a pond, and a seperate birdbath. The pond is great for all kinds of wildlife. I also have 3 hummingbird feeders situated throughout.
Wow...that must be looking lovely! I cant wait to get started with my own back yard!
I plant for hummers, butterflies, and birds. I'm still in the process of getting it all together, but it seems to be working. A gully beside the property is used to "store" all the limbs and prunings from various trees and shrubs. It makes a great habitat for birds looking for nesting areas and materials. I saw a possum slinking around the edge of the backyard last night. And bluebirds nest in the hollowed out knots of the old trees around the house.
Planting several milkweeds this spring, lots of buddleia, cardinal flowers, and lots of other things to bring in the birds. I don't want to refill containers all summer for the hummers. I prefer to let them eat naturally.
Wow...that must be looking lovely! I cant wait to get started with my own back yard!
Its awesome! This was taken from my deck last year before everything got tall and flowered. I couldnt get the whole garden, but you get the idea. The pond is 9 x 9 with a waterfall coming out of a waterfall spillway I made from aluminum. I also built the arbor.
Its awesome! This was taken from my deck last year before everything got tall and flowered. I couldnt get the whole garden, but you get the idea. The pond is 9 x 9 with a waterfall coming out of a waterfall spillway I made from aluminum. I also built the arbor.
OH MY!!!!! Its beautiful! You did a very nice job...Its really wonderful!
Its awesome! This was taken from my deck last year before everything got tall and flowered. I couldnt get the whole garden, but you get the idea. The pond is 9 x 9 with a waterfall coming out of a waterfall spillway I made from aluminum. I also built the arbor.
Oh, that is just beautiful. Come over to my house and do mine, LOL.
Oh, that is just beautiful. Come over to my house and do mine, LOL.
LOL! No thanks! The spot I put the garden was low, and I wanted it up higher especially for the pond. I wanted it to be kinda hilly to give it some good depth. Its hard to see, but the dirt is actually 1-4 ft high throughout. We have a very high water table so my yard gets very mushy when it rains, and stays that way. I had to go get dirt at my dads house because he has a huge hill from digging a pond. I think I dug about 15 truckloads, came home and then shoveled the dirt from my truck to a wagon I pulled behind my tractor. (My lawn would not support my truck). I did this forever it seems. It still was not enough, so I had a few dumptruck loads dumped in my drive, and did the same thing all over again. We also had a pool put in a few years ago which left another huge pile of dirt. I just got the last of that moved out there last fall. It was a LOT of work, but well worth it. This is also my third pond. I started with a 2 x 2, then a 4 x 4, now the bigger one. I am adding another large area this spring. We like to try to get all the perrenials we can.
Last edited by michmoldman; 02-21-2009 at 05:34 PM..
May I suggest planting natives? If you have large areas to do you can buy seed, plant in May and have flowers by June/July. Native flowers and grasses have long roots up to 15 feet so you won't have to water. This will attract the right insects and flowers for the local birds. You can do this over grassy areas but the grass must be killed off completely. This can take some time but it's worth it and once they are established there is very little maintenance except for cutting everything down every few years. I'm in the process of doing this in my yard, I have an acre and am doing sections with grassy areas in between. I should have flowes from May through September once it's finished... and lots of migrating and local birds!
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