I would love to have some more ideas on how to attract wildlife to my tiny garden?

I am an avid gardener but now have a very tiny garden. I have a small Lilac tree in my garden, in a pot. Birds come to sit in the tree before they eat the bread I put out for them. They even drink from a small soup bowl of water or splash in it. Remembering that it is a tiny garden and residence.

I would love to have some more ideas on how to attract wildlife to my tiny garden?
Do you have room to sink a container of somekind? Makes a wonderful little pond for frogs, toads and newts. Dragonflies would also turn up. It does not have to be very big at all just a foot would be enough preferably wider than it is deep. It would hold a dwarf waterlily too.

http://www.wildsuburbia.net/images/fof_p... something like this.

Grow nectar rich flowers....thyme, lavender, scabious, sedum, astrantias and eryngiums are just a few that spring to mind. These will attract bees, butterflies, moths and other flying insects. Do not forget to plant the caterpillar food plant for the butterflies you will attract, mainly grasses but check online for butterflies in your area and the plants to grow for their caterpillars.

Put up bat boxes, solitary bee boxes used for egg laying and lacewing boxes for hibernation.

Stack a few logs in a corner unobtrusively to attract invertebrates, frogs, toads, slowworms etc. It will also attract a hedgehog if you allow it access to your garden.

Feed different things to the birds to encourage as many species as possible; seeds, meal worms, fatballs, nuts (in season) fruit cakes etc.

Grow climbers for nectar sources (honeysuckle) and coverage from prey. Birds will nest in the climbers if you attach a spaced plastic mesh in front so they can get in it but squirrels, cats etc. cannot.

Stop using any kind of chemicals in your garden. You will be surprised at how quickly wildlife will return if you just get rid of those 'cides.

Check these for more ideas.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/pl...

http://www.thecei.org.uk/wildlife/Tips%2...

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/wildlife...
Reply:Nesting boxes, seed dispensers, a bigger water supply.



Lemon Balm will grow in a big pot and the bees love it, nasturtiums support a lot of insect life, honey suckle or clemantis if you have the room.
Reply:Woodpecker bars will attract woodpeckers. Cracked corn will attract deer %26amp; turkeys. Squirrels love all of those as well %26amp; dried corn cobs. All should be available at the local Walmart.
Reply:Plant flowers to attract butterflies, get a small birdbath for the birds, and hang bird feeders on shepherds hooks.
Reply:buy a buddleia bush they range about 7 pound in white or pink or lavender you will have loads of butterfly's in summer
Reply:you could put some climbers against your wall

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