Attracting Birds to Your Garden

Creating an Attractive Landscape

• DO NOT SPRAY deterrents, pesticides, or insecticides. They work on beneficial insects and animals as well as obnoxious ones.
• Provide access to Clean Water.
  
  • A birdbath, fountain, or even a non-draining pot can provide a watering hole for insects and wildlife. Provide stable footing for optimal success.
    
  • A pond is attractive to many forms of life!
• Provide Food and Safety.
  
  • Plant a diverse garden flowering from Spring through Fall can provide continuous nutrition to pollinators.
    
  • Do not disturb plants that may house eggs, larvae, or cocoons of pollinators.
• Provide a protected playground.
  
  • Provide a protected environment where butterflies and other pollinators are safe from the wind as flying is exhausting.
    
  • Plant diverse plants of all shapes and sizes to provide a pollinator playground.
• Provide a Winter safe house.
  
  • Piles of leaves, dormant plants, and seed heads provide a safe place for pollinators and migrators to hibernate or rest. Resist the urge to tidy up too much in the fall.