What’s The Difference Between Cat and Fox Poo? If you go out into your nice, green garden, and suddenly step into something that you never expected, it will leave a bad taste in your mouth. The fact is that there are several animals that may visit you and use your lawn or flower beds as…
What Is The Difference Between Toad And A Frog Frogs and toads are very similar and also very different. They are both reptiles and have similar diets. Exactly what is the difference between frogs and toads and how do you tell them apart? Body shape and skin Frogs usually have a sleek body with a…
Make Your Own Bug Hotel16 Bug Hotel Ideas For You In order to have a good variety of wildlife in your garden you need to have a healthy insect population. Insects and creepy crawlies do some very important jobs in the garden and are the food of many creatures. You can help to encourage more…
Where Do Butterflies Live? These wonderful little creatures are welcome in most yards, adding life, colour and magic to the garden. They seem to magically appear and come to visit for a few days or weeks and then they disappear again. A Lovely butterfly on a flower Peacock butterfly on a flower. Where do butterflies…
What Insects Pollinate Flowers? Pollination is important, not only in the flower garden, but also in the food garden, for fruit trees and for some crops. Without pollination the plants will not make fruit, seeds and nuts like they are supposed to. Pollination by wind is the way many fields of cops are pollinated, but…
Attracting Wild Birds To Your Garden There are many different birds in the world and they all like to eat different types of foods, with each one having its favourite food. No matter where you live, either close to a city or out in the country. If you want to attract wild birds to your…
When Do Baby Birds Hatch? If you have made your garden a home for birds, you will be blessed with having birds breeding and raising their chicks near your home. Birds are very good at hiding away from predators, so it can be quite difficult to see their nests and be able to watch them…
6 Easy Ways to Fix Your Gardens Ecosystem If you like to see beneficial insects and wild birds in your garden then it needs to be inviting to bugs and insects. Many wild birds love feasting on bugs and insects, but many gardens are not bug friendly at all. By creating a thriving ecosystem you…
Rotting Log Ecosystem and other Wildlife Friendly Ways with Logs Old logs left to start rotting will create a haven for many different plants, bugs and wild creatures in your garden. From those that feed on the rotting wood and live in it, to those that eat these creatures in turn. The rotting log ecosystem…
How to Attract Pollinators I am sure you know what pollination is and what some of the insects are that help with this, but do we know how to attract pollinators to our gardens? Most insect pollinators feed on nectar and pollen. One of the obvious ways to attract them is to plant a variety of…
