Wildlife gardening is good for you and great for the environment, too.
Wildlife gardens are designed to attract native animals like birds, frogs, possums, lizards, bees, butterflies and other creatures.
Creating a wildlife garden gives a home, food and protection for wildlife in your neighbourhood and gives us an even better place to relax and enjoy the world around us
Here are 10 tips to help you on the way to building your own wildlife garden.
Do your research
Find out who is already visiting your garden.
Spend some time outdoors to see what, if any, wildlife is already visiting your garden.
Find out what animals you're likely to find nearby from your local council and local environmental groups.
The Gardens for Wildlife Program is a great resource as you start the planning process.
You can do a survey of birds that visit your garden. That information is useful for you as you plan your wildlife garden and to organisations like Birdlife Australia, which regularly survey what birds are turning up where.
Attract wildlife with the right plants
Find out what plants local wildlife love.
Once you know what creatures are native to your neighbourhood, find out what plants are local natives and which ones your local animal mates like to eat.
