Gardening for bugs

March 13, 2008 at 9:12 am · Filed under backyard, birds, feeders, Green Living, habitat, tree, Uncategorized, wildlife and tagged: birds, bugs, conservation, ecosystem, food chain, gardening, habitat, insects, native plants, new york times

Louise, a friend of Smell Like Dirt, alerted us to this recent article in the NY Times about the importance of gardening with native plants that will feed the native insects, who will then attract the native birds. Doug Tallamy has written Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens which does a great job of explaining the importance of gardening with the entire food chain in mind. And, planting with native plants is a great way to cut down on the amount of water, chemicals and maintenance that a garden full of non-native species requires. Read the article and get inspired to attract more bugs!

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