{"id":9182,"date":"2023-07-17T20:55:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T20:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepingbugs.com\/?p=9182"},"modified":"2023-07-19T18:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T18:56:37","slug":"how-to-make-your-garden-a-home-for-insects-9-practical-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepingbugs.com\/how-to-make-your-garden-a-home-for-insects-9-practical-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Your Garden A Home For Insects [9 Practical Tips]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Isn’t it lovely to see beautiful butterflies fluttering through the garden, buzzing bees on the flowers and ladybugs crawling between the plants? Insect populations are dropping quickly, with dramatic consequences for our biodiversity. With simple things, we can make our gardens a much nicer place for insects. In this article, I will discuss 9 practical tips on how to make your garden a better home for insects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can make a better home for insects in your garden when doing more of all of the 9 tips provided:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Get rid of the paving in your garden<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Provide a healthy soil for your plants<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Choose for local plants instead of exotic species<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Have flowers almost every season of the year<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Use natural enemies for pest control<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Create a natural pond for more life<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Place homes for insects to shelter and breed<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Let nature sometimes just do his thing<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Be less tidy and leave the mower in the shed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Check out these tips more in-depth in the article below and find out what you can do to attract more insects to your garden. Sometimes it can be a simple and easy thing that has already a big impact on these amazing and important creatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    #1 Get Rid Of The Pavement Terror<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Currently, we tend to use a lot of pavement in our gardens. However, when you wish for more insects in your garden, start by removing tiles to create more space for flowers and plants to grow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Less paving in our gardens has many advantages. Rainwater can be absorbed into the ground, it reduces heat in your garden, and it increases the space for beautiful plants and flowers. Without plants and flowers, insects will skip your garden and will go elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Actually, studies show that we have too much pavement in our cities and villages. Insect populations (especially pollinating insects) have dropped immensely in many parts of the world. One of the reasons is that we tend to pave all our urban space and leave no room for green. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But what to do with those tiles? You can use them to build a wall that suits the needs of insects. If you stack the tiles or bricks and leave different-sized gaps between them, it provides shelter for insects. You can place straw, twigs, straw or other natural items between them or plant insect-friendly plants (like sedum). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    #2 It Starts With A Healthy Soil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A healthy soil means nutrients for your plants, and that creates a garden full of insects. However, what makes the soil healthy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    First, don’t over-cultivate your soil. Worms and other beneficial insects live in the ground and create tunnels for air to reach the roots. Beneficial fungi and bacteria also keep your soil healthy. If you continuously turn the soil over and cultivate it, it negatively impacts these effects and reduces those insects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Don’t remove every leaf and ground. This is a natural resource to restock nutrients into the ground so, in turn, plants and flowers can grow. It is also food for worms, fungi and bacteria to survive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Do you know these gardens with a couple of plants and neatly black soil in between? It is much better to cover the ground with all kinds of foliage. Water won’t evaporate too quickly, and the soil stays cooler, which benefits the plants and creatures living in the ground. Another reason why it is better to keep those leaves on the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Recommended read:<\/strong> Why are insects the most successful animals? <\/a><\/div>