Do you recall an age when gardens weren’t Instagram perfect but also attracted an uncountable number of birds? Our parents and grandparents didn’t worry about trends on social media or in gardening magazines and yet their gardens were filled with songbirds. Here’s what might be causing your picture perfect garden to send birds elsewhere for dinner.
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Check Price1. Your Garden Is Too Perfect
Your cleanup may please neighbors, but it's removing vital shelter and food sources for birds! Dead stalks and leaves are an essential resource for birds; it's a pantry and hotel. Leaving a few things in your garden may be more helpful than you think!
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8. Showpiece Plants that are Non-Native
Even if the gap-free fence blocks rabbits, it also blocks pathways for birds to cross your yard. Just like we used to know the neighborhood shortcuts, birds also need multiple ways to enter and exit to feel comfortable in your garden.
