Radek Tesár 18. 9. 2025 clock 3 minutes video
Even a small garden can be an island full of life. Learn how simple modifications create a safe home for wild animals while supporting a healthy ecosystem directly behind your door.
Imagine a garden where butterflies are flying between the flowers, the shrubs sound and a hedgehog hides in a quiet corner. But such a garden is not just a feast for the eyes. It is primarily a life space for many animals who lose their natural refuge in the modern landscape. Whether you have a large plot or just a city backyard, you can turn your garden into a place that helps nature. All you have to do is know how, and the results will pleasantly surprise you.
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How to help, step by step
Birds in the garden are not just a decoration. It reliably relieves you of aphids and caterpillars, and moreover, it will make you more enjoyable with its singing every morning. For example, for nesting, you can offer them booths that you hang at least two meters above the ground, preferably in a quiet place out of the reach of predators. In winter you support them with seeds with seeds and fruit. But do not forget the water. A drinking drink or a small fountain ensures that not only birds, but also bees or butterflies come to your garden.
Hedgehogs are: feed on insects, larvae and slugs. If you provide them with a quiet corner with a pile of leaves, branches or a specially made “hedgehog”, it will reward you with its usefulness. Just a simple wooden box with a narrow entrance lined with leaves or straw, ideally located near the compost or hedge. Such a house will provide refuge not only for winter, but also throughout the year.
Even pollinators like bees, bumble bees or butterflies need a safe hiding place. Insect hotel composed of drilled logs, stalks of reed, cones or straws hang in a sunny, dry place. An alternative is the so -called beetle, ie a lot of branches, strains and leaves left in a quiet corner of your garden.
Garden as part of nature
The varied mixture of flowers, especially non -bred and indigenous species, is irresistible for insects. Lavender, thyme, cornflower, marigold or coneflower are not only beautiful but also nutritious. Shrubs like hawthorn, black without, dogwood or bird will offer birds shelter and food.
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A perfectly treated lawn is a wasteland for animals. Let a piece of the garden live with your own life: do not clean every leaf, do not cut the grass to the roots. A pile of stones, old stumps or a corner with wild plants will create ideal conditions for lizards, amphibians and beetles. The fewer interventions, the more life.
You do not have to be a biologist or rebuild the whole garden from the ground up. Just a few thoughtful steps to make your garden a refuge for wild animals. Every house for hedgehog, every birdhouse or flower for bees is calculated. Nature will return your help in the form of a healthier, more harmonious and more beautiful gardens. Most importantly, not only you, but also a number of small residents, who will give you a chance to survive.
