Large flat rocks will provide basking areas for lizards and butterflies. Some are easy and inexpensive to make. For instructions on building nesting boxes for bluebirds, screech owls, wood ducks, bats, and other Georgia cavity-nesters, contact our office. The best way to provide a year-round food source for wildlife is by planting a diverse selection of perennials, shrubs, vines, and trees that are beneficial to wildlife. There are many native shrubs which will provide food for wildlife while also providing cover.
Vines provide a food source as well as cover and nesting opportunities.
Appropriate vines for Georgia include coral honeysuckle, greenbriar, trumpet creeper, passionflower, Virginia creeper, wild grape, crossvine, and climbing hydrangea. The vines listed attract nectar-feeders like butterflies and hummingbirds. Many herbaceous flowering plants, like wildflowers and grasses, provide food for birds and butterflies. Many varieties of trees enhance your backyard and provide food, cover, and nest sites for wildlife. Many animals eat maple seeds, and the leaves are used as nesting materials.