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Beneficial Animals You Can Attract to Your Garden or Lawn

Your garden or lawn should not just beautify your property but also support ecological balance. Several wildlife creatures are beneficial for your outdoors, playing important roles like fertilization, soil health improvement, pollination and even pest control.

As one of the leading outdoor living contractors in the area, we recommend welcoming into your garden or lawn the following animals and the ways to attract them:

Bees

As it turns out, one of the most important creatures on Earth measures less than an inch long and lives for only a few months. Bees are crucial for pollination, which is vital if you want your outdoors to thrive. To successfully attract them, make sure your garden or lawn has the plants they like, including flowering herbs, vegetables and colorful flowers of the blue variety.

Toads and Frogs

These may not be the most appealing in the animal kingdom, but they can also be an integral part of your garden or lawn. They serve as alternatives to pesticides, feeding on insects, slugs and snails that destroy plant leaves and stalks.  Landscape services pros usually incorporate ponds in backyards, providing an ideal environment for these amphibians.

Earthworms and Centipedes

These creepy crawlers can do wonders for your garden or lawn in different ways. Offering rich soil allows earthworms to bury themselves underground and bring water and air to reach plant roots. A few logs, stones, or bricks provide perfect hiding spots for centipedes during the daytime until they go out at night to feed on insects.

Backyard Reflections has the skills and expertise to design and build a wildlife-friendly outdoors. We can also incorporate a lighting design landscape to make your garden or lawn look bright and beautiful at night. Give us a call at (320) 274-6336 (Annandale) or (218) 454-1065 (Nisswa). You may also fill out our contact form

Backyard Reflections Team

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