How to Turn Your Garden into a Wildlife Habitat Part of green
living is creating a balance between human civilization and the
animal world. By turning your garden into a place where wildlife
can make homes, feed, and breed safely without danger from
pesticides and other chemicals, you help undo the damage to the
many species of garden birds, insects, mammals, and amphibians
that were once very common in your area but are now thinned out
due to changes in farming methods and disappearing natural
habitat. You may think all insects are unwanted visitors to your
garden, but that’s not the case at all. A bug is your friend if
it helps pollinate your plants or controls the population of bad
bugs. For example, honey bees are nature’s great pollinators;
dragonflies eat mosquitoes; and ground beetles feed on root
maggots, caterpillars, and slugs. Make your garden as varied as
possible to attract as many species as possible: Plants like
roses, honeysuckle, and lavender each attract different insects
like bees and butte