greenliving
James “Jim” Cherrington
OWNER
excelwin@hotmail.com
P.O. Box 462373, Escondido, CA 92046
GARDENING
San Diego 760-746-0713
Temecula 951-302-9633
FOR WILDLIFE
Fostering Nature’s Magic
by Betsy s. Franz
F
or me, it was my first glimpse of a friendly landscape as food, water and
hummingbird that did it. For oth- shelter. Note that shelter is not synony-
ers, it may be the beauty of butter- mous with abode, such as a birdhouse
flies or the joyful music of songbirds or or bunny hut. When it comes to wild-
a frog chorus. Some people love to sit life, we need to think of the complete
and watch the playful antics of squirrels picture and ensure “safety first.” For ex-
scampering through the trees. Whatever ample, luring wildlife to a garden that
the reason or season, America’s garden- contains pesticides or wandering house
ers and backyard enthusiasts are learn- pets can do more harm than good. The
ing that one of the most enjoyable ways goal is to provide refuge, a place that
to take care of their share of the planet provides nourishing, restful and safe
is to create a wildlife-friendly landscape shelter for visiting wildlife.
surrounding their home.
It is hard to deny the magic that Shelter: Adding natural elements to
wildlife adds to a domestic landscape. the landscape provides the best shelter.
Providing hardy habitat for garden Dense trees and shrubs make excellent
creatures allows us to help the environ- nesting sites and cover for birds and
ment while granting close-up views of small mammals. Prune with caution.
nature that can restore a childlike sense Rock piles, brush piles and dense
of wonder in anyone fortunate enough ground cover also provide protection
to visit the private, peaceable kingdom for reptiles, amphibians and ground
of which we are the caretakers. birds. Of course, wildlife areas are no
Most experts list the three most ba- place for manmade chemicals or wan-
sic elements necessary for any wildlife- dering pets.
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