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Building show gardens and making them more environmentally frendly whilst…
Building show gardens and making them more environmentally frendly whilst still looking good
best ways to improve bird population in the garden
making suitable nesting locations for birds
having the right types of plants to target specific types of birds food
creating a safe environment where predators cant enter whilst not risking the lives of other good animals
having nectar rich plants for humming birds
berry bushes for food for birds
have shallow water for birds to drink from /bathe in
have nesting boxes
collect rain water to fill up bird bath
cover up holes/water containers where birds could get trapped and die
seed producing plants
dense shrubs for shelter
leaving fallen leaves for birds to eat
hedgehogs
gaps under fences so they can enter (hedgehog highways )
log piles for shelter
Dense ground-cover plants
Leaf piles
Compost areas
Avoid slug pellets and pesticides use (
copper
) as an alternative
Shallow water dishes close to the ground
Areas of longer grass
Natural hiding spaces under shrubs
Butterflies
Nectar-rich flowers
Native wildflowers
Plants that flower throughout different seasons
Sunny, sheltered areas
Flat stones for butterflies to warm themselves
Plants that provide caterpillar food
Avoid pesticides
Different flower shapes and colours
Bees
Bee hotels to house bees or a
beehive
Nectar-rich flowers for bees to feed on
Native flowering plants to help with things like hayfevr which honey can be a natural relief for it .
Lavender which is nectar rich and smells really good can be used to sent candles
Foxgloves look good and and colour to the garden and are good for food for the bees
Bare soil for ground-nesting bees
Insects
Log piles for shelter
Dead wood for them to live in
Insect hotels
Rocks and stones to hide under
Leaf litter to eat
Long grass
Native plants
Composting areas to live in and help decompose of garden waste
Frogs & Toads
Wildlife pond for them to live in and help other species thrive
Shallow pond edges for assistance entering and exiting the water
Rocks and logs to live in/sit on
Dense vegetation to hide from predators
Damp areas as it is bad for a frog /toad to be dry
pond plants