Gardening For Birds and Wildlife

Elements to include in a habitat garden:

Food

• Native plants that provide food for birds, and small animals
• Berries and other Fruit
• Nuts
• Seeds
• Bird Feeders

Water

• A necessity for all birds and mammals
• Birdbath, Fresh Water!
• Small Pond
• Water Fall with or without a pond
• Water puddles over stones, trickling hoses

Cover

• Shelter to hide the nests and living spaces for birds and animals
• Dense and twiggy shrubs
• Fallen logs
• Brush piles
• Areas where fallen leaves remain
• Uncut edges of lawn area where grass and wildflowers can seed themselves
• Bird Houses