How to attract wildlife to the garden

Bees pollinating

In recent times there are many millions of people who have been using and continue to use chemical products to take care of their crops. These insecticides are very harmful to fauna, but even fertilizers do a lot of damage to the land. The saddest thing is that we seem to have forgotten that for a garden or orchard to be truly healthy, everything must have a balance.

It does not make sense, for example, to use natural products to protect plants from pests if we use fertilizers and chemical fertilizers intensively. For that alone we can run out of beneficial insects. For all this, I'm going to tell you how to attract wildlife to the garden so it can be more alive.

Don't use toxic chemicals

Pesticide

Let's be honest: everything is chemistry, but there are products that are very harmful both for the environment and for ourselves. These also what they do is weaken the plants little by little, making them more vulnerable to the attack of insects that cause pests. So The first thing we advise to do is to discard insecticides and fertilizers that are NOT organic or ecological.

En this article We tell you what are the home remedies for the most common pests.

Plants flowers

Bee pollinating a daisy

To attract beneficial fauna it is highly advisable to plant plants that give striking flowers, such as daisies, carnations, geraniums, rose bushes,… There are so many! You just have to go to the nursery and choose the ones you like the most. Of course, make sure they are outdoors since plants labeled 'indoor' do not withstand cold or frost.

Put a hotel for insects

Hotel for insects

It is very interesting to put a hotel for insects, since so they will feel very comfortable in your garden. In the nurseries you will find some, but of course you can also make one yourself as explained here.

With these tips you are sure to be able to enjoy a very lively garden 🙂.


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