Last week we did a post about turning your yard into a wildlife habitat. Because we received so many interesting comments, we thought we’d invite people to send in photos of their backyards. As we did for the photo contest, we’ll create a gallery of the backyard photos (see the photo contest gallery for example). Please send a jpeg (2 mb max).
We would also love to receive any tips you may have for creating a frog- or wildlife-friendly backyard. We’ll incorporate your tips (along with your name or whatever information you’d like to provide) into future posts.
As the weather gets colder, here’s a little armchair reading to get you dreaming about next year’s garden, or perhaps to get some ideas for last-minute fall planting. This book, Bringing Nature Home: Using Native Plants to Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens by Douglas Tallamy, was suggested by a commenter, Miriam Goldberger:
You might also want to check out Miriam’s site, Wildflower Farms. She offers native North American perennial wildflowers, native grasses, and wildflower seeds.
And for inspiration, I leave you with a lovely video by another commenter, Ernie McLaney. His backyard is a wildlife habitat certified by the National Wildlife Federation, and he’s been involved in certifying all six campus locations of Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC. As he says, “It’s a great project to help increase awareness of the natural world around us.”
While watching the video, I noticed lots of birdbaths. Providing water for birds is one simple thing that everyone can do.
Looking forward to seeing your backyards!
Tags: attract wildlife to backyard, Bringing Nature Home, Central Piedmont Community College, Certified Wildlife Habitat, National Wildlife Federation, natural backyard, photography your backyard, planting with native grasses, planting with wildflowers, Wildflower Farm, wildlife backyard
I just viewed the gallery, and it is beautiful! I loved peeking into the backyards of others across the country, seeing the adorable rabbits and other animals. The fire shot was also great.
Wonderful stuff. I feel warm and fuzzy inside!