{"id":7609,"date":"2010-05-31T03:06:29","date_gmt":"2010-05-31T10:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7609"},"modified":"2010-05-31T03:06:29","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T10:06:29","slug":"getting-biodiversity-in-your-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/environmental-gardening\/getting-biodiversity-in-your-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Biodiversity in your Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Wild meadow \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3785610534\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2625\/3785610534_d1ee2fcd29.jpg\" alt=\"Wild meadow\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wild Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Leave an area in your garden to grow wild. Let it do as it wishes and follow the seasons.<\/li>\n<li> Log piles and rotting brash provide protection, food and habitats.<\/li>\n<li> If you have a wild flower meadow grow native plants and grasses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Native is Best<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Flowers and plants native to your area feed indigenous populations of birds, insects and fungi.<\/li>\n<li> None native plants can take over or undermine local plants.<\/li>\n<li> Double flowers and over-bred plants often take up space but offer no food value for wild life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Variety and Diversity<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> The wider the range of plant families and flowers the better for wild life.<\/li>\n<li> Look after the soil to help diverse plants to thrive. It will also help fungus and bacteria which is a good place to start achieving biodiversity.<\/li>\n<li> Rotating crops breaks up disease and feeds the soil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Balance the Elements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Create wind breaks or sheltered areas.<\/li>\n<li> Ensure a supply of accessible water.<\/li>\n<li> Provide some shade in hot areas of the garden.<\/li>\n<li> Consider the tops of trees and the roots of plants as habitats. Again variety is a key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wild Areas Leave an area in your garden to grow wild. Let it do as it wishes and follow the seasons. Log piles and rotting brash provide protection, food and habitats. If you have a wild flower meadow grow native plants and grasses. Native is Best Flowers and plants native to your area feed indigenous populations of birds, insects and fungi. None native plants can take over or undermine local plants. Double flowers and over-bred plants often take up space&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/environmental-gardening\/getting-biodiversity-in-your-garden\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-7609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environmental-gardening","tag-fun"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7609\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}