A Backyard for Bugs
Reserve a spot for your own ‘Giant Insect Resort’ — a focal point for humans, and a habitat for helpful creepy-crawlies.
Late last year, I put a call out to local designers asking them to share their garden goals for 2020. Lisa Bauer, of Chartreuse Landscape Design (www.chartreuselandscape.com) enthusiastically responded, telling me about an upcoming client project focused around a “Giant Insect Resort.” That got my attention.
A healthy, organic garden positively teems with life. In fact, less than 10 percent of the insects we come across in our yards do damage. Chances are, any bug you don’t actually know to be a pest is either beneficial or benign. So, what if you created a striking focal point designed to visually anchor the garden and provide habitat for wildlife (bugs).
As Bauer explains, “You win people over with beauty and then you teach them something.”
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