Think of the two most important allies of the park and you automatically think of the birds and bees. Both creatures great benefit to the family garden. Gardeners can easily support wildlife by ensuring that they planted various trees, shrubs and flowering plants provide food, shelter and nesting places. It is also important to add nest boxes, feeders and other supporting items to the garden. The sooner you do this more benefits and more will provide valuable garden allies.
Bees
Bee conscious play an important role in pollination is very important for the hundreds of plants such as apples, pears, soft fruit, beans, and peas and also for seed production. Bee activity most obvious in summer, but these creatures also need food in late winter and early spring when the flowering plants is less abundant. Do your bit for the bees and the things that provide nectar plants at different times of the year. It’s not just honey bees that need to be support, but also bees and solitary bees that depend on our gardens for food. For early spring bee plants choose pulmonaria, crocus and early flowering shrubs like forsythia, rosemary and weigela. Place a box of bees in the garden at the top of the head to provide shelter and nesting places for solitary bees use chemicals and if the garden, even ‘organic’ be sure to follow the instructions to the letter to avoid danger to the parks and other beneficial insects bees. If you’re new planting areas for wildlife park plan also choose plants with flowers and a single source (not double) both nectar and pollen for insects. Choose plants that flower at different times and do not forget that many trees provide important food for bees as well. If you do not have the space to consider replacing the fence with the fence is mixed and includes plants such as crab apple, bush, and hazel. Basics
Garden
Bird birds will eat all types of garden pests, including eggssnail. To create a bird friendly garden you need to do more than just feed them. A clean water supply is very important for wildlife are all so install the birdbath, or at least drinking water. If you have more room in the garden pond will attract beneficial garden creatures but be sure to make the shallow edges so that they can easily escape if they fall into for the best results from a mixture of the fence around the garden in the limits, this will provide berries for Many where food and flowers for the bees nest and nesting. Open structured like a tree and lilies sorbus provide more roosting sites in the garden. Utilizing the walls and trellises with clematis and ivy planting; this large nesting sites for birds. a concerted effort to protect the birds from domestic cats that may reside on the feeder is waiting downstairs. Make sure the feed stations and nest boxes placed in the open to give the birds a good view of the approach and away from reef where cats can reach them sooner.
Support birds that visit your garden carefully adjusted feed. Each group of birds has a great selection of food and feed in different ways. For example, robins, blackbirds and thrushes are ground feeders, and as a diet rich in insects. Good quality bird food is now mixed for different birds and many are available at garden centers throughout the year. Store it in a metal box and present food for the birds in the feeder clean. Be sure to clean up spills to prevent food pests.
Birds is a wonderful addition to the garden, especially in spring when they eat their young. Encourage children to watch and care for the birds. They can help identify the birds that visit your garden and make notes of the species attracted to different food. This is a great way to draw them into the wonders of nature and a brilliant way to get about wildlife.