Monday, March 21, 2011

Naturescape - landscaping for nature

Naturescape

Butterflies and birds, as well as moose and deer, are wildlife. You can provide habitat (a place to live and food to eat) for these beautiful friends. Imagine sitting on your deck or walking outside and seeing beautiful butterflies resting and feasting on the blossoms. And, there’s more.

Naturescape BC is an organization that promotes providing wildlife habitat where you live. It has a website and publishes booklets to help you design your yard or balcony for wildlife.

There are three booklets in the series

·       a provincial guide with specifics on yard design, butterfly garden suggestions, bird house templates and more.
·       a list of plants and animals for the southern interior, our area
·       a list of resources for information

You buy a set from me for $21.00 or order them from the library.
Here are the links to the library for each of the three booklets - Provincial Guide, Plants and Animals of the Southern Interior, and Resource Booklet. See below.

For the Provincial Guide use this link


For the Resource Booklet use this link

The website for Naturescape is at http://www.naturescapebc.ca/

What you can do to help wildlife is at the bottom of this page http://www.naturescapebc.ca/naturescape/ambassador.htm


Basic principle – shelter, food and water for wildlife http://www.naturescapebc.ca/naturescape/principles.htm

Order the information kit (or buy same from me locally). I will be in Enderby on May 14 in the park at the annual garden club sale. Buy your kit directly from me. See you there. http://www.naturescapebc.ca/naturescape/resources.htm

I am an official “ambassador” and have a slide show that demonstrates what can be done. Contact me if you want a presentation. shuswapnativeplants@yahoo.ca