Certified Wildlife Friendly gardens

[Catherine]

They are called wasps here and we have plenty of them. What we lack is bees and butterflies.

Even in the city with our tiny yards, when each of us plants eco-friendly plants, all our gardens link together to form one big nature friendly zone. There are whole streets where all the front yards are planted and they form one continuous garden, a block long.

Many of us have planted our back yards as well. The city will put a tree in the front yard if you ask. I wanted back yard trees so I planted them myself. I have three kinds of berries, that ripen at three different times. The Birch tree has cones as well. The birds love them.
I had beautiful butterfly bushes. They were a good source of food for insects. I lost them in the ice storm. I still need to replace two of them and I think I need another tree. Even the snails have plenty to eat in my garden.