How To Attract Birds, Dragonflies & Butterflies To Your Pond In Rochester NYAdd Water To Your YardUse of moving water like a small bubbler, patio pond fountain, ponds& pondless can attract birds and they will be coming back to your Rochester NY garden to drink and bathe. Not all birds may be interested in the foods you offer, but many more species will take advantage of water. Attracting birds, dragonflies & butterflies to your pond can be easy, and summer is a fantastic season to attract them to your water garden, and if you take steps to meet birds' needs for food, water, shelter and nesting sites, you will be pleasantly surprised at how many different birds take you up on your avian hospitality. Just like attracting any wildlife, it is essential to meet butterflies' basic needs to entice them to regularly visit your backyard pond. Opt for native plants whenever possible. Both birds and butterflies will be more familiar with native varieties, and native plants will thrive better on less care. Eliminate insecticide use. Not only will insecticides kill butterflies, but they also kill other insects that birds will eat. Instead, attract birds to the garden and rely on them for natural pest control. One way to attract dragonflies to your patio pond, pond & pondless is adding aquatic plants. Female dragonflies lay their eggs on submerged aquatic plants, mud banks submerged in water or, if they can't find a better spot, directly in the water. They live underwater for months and sometimes years before emerging as adults. Dragonflies attack and eat insects. These beneficial creatures can be an asset to the garden, keeping menacing insects such as mosquitoes to a minimum. Have A Backyard Water Feature Project In Mind? We’re Ready When You Are. Contact Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls Today. (585) 442-6373Other Links That May Be Useful:
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AuthorLandscape Designer / Pond Contractor, Tom Warmerdam has been designing, installing & maintaining koi ponds, water features, patios, landscape lighting & creating outdoor living area paradises all around Rochester, New York (NY) for over 30 years. His company Acorn Ponds & Waterfalls was awarded by Aquascape Inc. as one of the top 100 in North America in 2014. He has been attending conferences at Aquascape headquarters every year since 2004 in Chicago, Ill to maintain his Certification(Certified Aquascape Contractor) status. Archives
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