Wildlife Gardening: Just starting out....help....., 1 by cpartschick

cpartschick wrote:
I just want to give you some advice that I didn't get and really needed. Find what is natural for the area and check what will be roaming. Hostas are great as mentioned but are a favorite of deer, if you have them in your woods. I lost quite a few hostas plants and hundreds of dollars worth of lillies, tulips etc.
I have woods and marsh too, for the birds we have let the wild berry bushes grow in the area of the feeders. I used beaver chewed poles to make a fence for that area and let it go wild. There are some wild cherry trees and berry bushes that are pretty and birds like.
Even with the water nearby, I added a small pond in view of the house that brings in some turtles and frogs for easier viewing, and the water trickle adds a nice sound to that area. Frogs love the plants and buying one, multiplies to cover the whole pond in a very short time.
I agree, go slow, experiment. Sounds like you will have a great place to view the wildlife.
(here's a pond plant)