Comments on: Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Wildlife in the Garden

By: Meems @Hoe & Shovel

Meems @Hoe & Shovel — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:18:16 +0000

Hi Nan,
Such beautiful captures of your wildlife. I just love your fields next to your house. Good idea to post a sign. You must have a glorious display of constant helpful friends in your garden.

I just posted my most recent post on critters in my garden yesterday… not realizing that this was your topic of the month. I adore all the living things that join me in my garden. I’m counting on them to keep things growing and blooming ‘with’ me.

I’ll leave the link here and then I’ll go back to my post and add a note at the bottom to link back to your post.

http://hoeandshovel.blogspot.com/2009/03/so-much-more-than-flowers-and-veggies.html

I also have a link on my side bar that will take the reader to all my critter posts at once:
http://hoeandshovel.blogspot.com/search/label/critters

(I sure hope I just made a lick of sense.) Thanks for a great post, Nan.

Yep, got it, Meems! I’ll add your links. Thanks!
-Nan

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:37:46 +0000

Thanks for putting the link in, Nan! I posted another one today with a link back here, but I’m not finished. I have more pics, and I want to address your questions.

I’m going to see if I can put a link to my new post. It’s http://acornergarden.blogspot.com/2009/03/critters-squirrels.html

You did it! Thanks, Sue.
-Nan

By: Heirloom Gardener

Heirloom Gardener — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:26:27 +0000

Nan,

Here’s a post about the latest in my war against the wildlife in my vegetable garden:

http://heirloomgardener.blogspot.com/2009/03/chicken-wire-raised-bed-cover-how-to.html

It’s a “Dear Messrs. Groundhog, Rabbit, and Squirrel” letter about my latest effort: a chicken wire raised bed cover.

-Heirloom Gardener

That’s a serious – and hopefully seriously effective – bed cover there, HG!
-Nan

By: Chookie

Chookie — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:31:54 +0000

I hope you like my offerings — I have two posts, the main one at http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/2009/03/minibeasts-are-wildlife-too.html Looking forward to visiting everyone else’s!

Thanks for sharing these two stories, Chookie! Finding out that you too have stick insects (or as we in the US often call them, walking sticks) led me to do a little reading-up on them. I had no idea that they are so widely distributed.
-Nan

By: Sue

Sue — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:48:13 +0000

I enjoyed reading about your wildlife. Your photos are awesome! I am amazed at your ladybug larvae! I have a link in my sidebar about wildlife in my yard. The posts on the bottom of that page address the topic more directly. Great, Sue; thanks! Here's a direct link to your wildlife-tagged posts. -Nan

By: Jan (ThanksFor2Day)

Jan (ThanksFor2Day) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:45:46 +0000

…oops, I forgot to mention my butterflies! They are my favorite critters in the summer, and I do have plants to attract them. I am working on adding more this spring and summer. They are in the ground as well as in pots, in the form of both perennials and annuals. I’m planning to add dill and parsley next to my petunias on the deck this year…that ought to really draw them to the deck. Haven’t yet experimented with milkweed, but am thinking about it.

Surely you’d have room for at least *one* milkweed, Jan! Though it sounds like you already have plenty of goodies to feed the butterflies.
-Nan

By: Jan (ThanksFor2Day)

Jan (ThanksFor2Day) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:41:55 +0000

I’m big on birds…backyard feeding, mainly. I don’t do anything special other than provide a variety of birdfeed and a source of water, in the winter especially. They love my heated birdbath since the water never freezes and they come in droves to drink fresh water! Other critters on the annoying (but entertaining side) include squirrels. I’ve got a wordless post up right now about them. But there are LOTS of words that I could say if I wanted to! If I don’t write a separate post to join in with you, my whole blog is pretty much critter-filled and critter-focused!

Absolutely, Jan – I’d say that your whole blog qualifies. I especially enjoyed seeing your Winter Backyard Bird series.
-Nan

By: Shady Gardener

Shady Gardener — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:16:36 +0000

Hi Nan! I’m so glad people are participating in your meme! It’s still March, so I’m “under the wire!” I just posted this morning. Have a great day!

Yep, you’re in! Thanks for sharing your garden visitors with us. Here’s a direct link to your post.
-Nan

By: Mr. McGregor's Daughter

Mr. McGregor's Daughter — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:57:06 +0000

Here’s part II, the positive wildlife post: http://mcgregorsdaughter.blogspot.com/2009/03/take-walk-on-wild-side.html.

Thanks, MMD! Great photos.
-Nan

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:34:03 +0000

It’s an old post, but after re-reading it. I think this qualifies. Unless, of course, you are opposed to eating the wildlife.

http://artofgardeningbuffalo.blogspot.com/2008/09/view-from-kitchen-window-or-that.html

Well, that’s certainly one approach to wildlife-unfriendly gardening, Jim. But hey, if they wildlife isn’t going to be friendly, why should you be?
-Nan