The use of trees, shrubs, and brush as a source of food, shelter and cover to attract and maintain wildlife. The design, construction, and maintenance of water features and other garden structures to attract and to maintain wildlife. The effects of garden pesticide usage on wildlife. Reasons and ways to garden neighboring rustic lands. Wildlife One of the resource horticulturist for this FAQ was asked for the best way to attract wildlife into the garden.
Plants do attract wildlife.
Some wildlife comes into the garden to feed on the garden plants. Companion plants are often considered of value to the garden as a result of their ability to repel garden pests. For the most part, however, companion plants are of particular value because of their ability to attract and to maintain populations of pest predators. A major problem is that a lot of the information about the use of companion plants has never been documented. An effort will be made to spell out if the particular use of a companion plant does or does not have supporting data.