Gardening with Wildlife
We're lucky in Florida to have incredibly diverse wildlife, but natural habitats are diminishing.
Nothing makes an outdoor living space feel complete like wildlife. Include a bird feeder and birdbath and plants that invite brightly colored butterflies to visit.
Wildlife need food, water, cover, and space. Add trees and plants that bear fruit and seed in your landscape. Plant flowers for butterflies, birds, and bees. Native plants can be a good source of food for animals and insects. If you don't have a natural water source, consider building a small pond or adding a birdbath. Research what kinds of birds nest in your area, and purchase or build them a home.
Protect your wildlife visitors by limiting pesticide use, and using the least toxic products available. Keep your cat indoors as they are natural hunters, even if they are fed.
- Anoles
- Backyard Beehives
- Bat Houses
- Bird-Friendly Plants
- Blue Butterflies
- Cardinals
- Cavity Dwellers
- Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly
- Coyotes
- Creating Wildlife Habitats with Dead Wood
- Deer
- DIY Suet
- Dragonflies
- Fireflies
- Florida's Native Frogs
- Gardening for Bees
- Gardening for Birds
- Gardening for Butterflies
- Gopher Tortoises
- How Can My Yard Contribute to Community Ecology?
- Hummingbird Feeders
- Iguanas as Garden Pests
- Lovebugs
- Migratory Birds
- Moles
- Nesting Bees and What You Should Do
- Perfect Plants for Pollinators
- Pesticides and Bees
- Pollinator Hotels
- Providing Water to Wildlife
- Rabbits
- Snakes
- Sphingidae Family of Moths
- Three Native Florida Bees
- White and Yellow Butterflies
- Who Made That Hole?