Create a native haven You can create a native haven in your
garden that will encourage wildlife to come and share your
backyard. Birds in your backyard Attract wild birds by creating
a garden that will provide food, shelter and nesting materials
and sites. Local flowering plants and fruit trees provide birds
with nectar and seeds. To provide birds with some protein rich
food, use mulch to encourage worms, insects and grubs to thrive.
Plant dense prickly native shrubs for shelter, hang up nesting
boxes and install a bird bath. Encourage frogs to come to live
and breed in your backyard. Create a small shallow pond in an
area that is partly shaded. Include thick ground hugging plants
around part of the pond to provide areas of warmer and cooler
water. Your pond will need some sunlight to encourage algae and
other plants that provide food for tadpoles. Make sure the banks
slope gently so that the frogs can get out. Add some rocks and
logs to provide shelter for adult frogs. Create a buzz Not all
bugs are pests. G