Welcoming Wildlife In The Garden: How To Create A Wildlife Garden

Years ago, I bought a magazine advertising an article about building a backyard wildlife garden. “What a great idea,” I thought. And then I saw the photographs—a modest sized backyard filled with a falling-down rock wall, a huge brush pile, overgrown shrubs, a dripping hose over a cracked basin, and a variety of feeders and birdhouses crammed into the small space.