Comments on: How to Turn Your Yard or Garden into a Certified Wildlife Habitat

By: Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat) — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 21:32:04 +0000

In reply to Ian. Hi Ian, they are Western Fence lizards and they are native to where we are located. We have seen them eat grasshoppers and other pests that like to feed on our plants so they will always have a place in our garden if they choose to do so.

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 18:34:31 +0000

Not sure where you are but where we are the wall lizards are a problem here especially for the native garter and red stripe snakes, so while we too believe in creating habitat biomes, when I see a lizard they get a blast of water from the garden hose. It seems to work, at least in our back garden.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 14 May 2022 19:43:13 +0000

This wonderful post just popped up in my feed. There is so much great information here, no matter where you live. When my husband & I graduated from college (1975) we moved to a very rural area. We never had to think about habitats because it was all around us. Almost 5 years ago, we joined our kids & grandkids in a city, 2000 miles away! We’ve made our little greenspace a pollinators’ delight using native plants since that seems to be most critical now. Our little pond with lily pads gives them a place to touch down as well. Thanks so much for giving us even more ideas!

By: Sharon.

Sharon. — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:59:23 +0000

Good article!!!

By: Rebekah Venturini

Rebekah Venturini — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 03:36:29 +0000

Just got certified! Yeehooo! I can’t wait for my sign to arrive. Thanks for all of the wonderful info, Deanna. You teach me so much!

By: Jennifer Lynn Lopez

Jennifer Lynn Lopez — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:27:07 +0000

I love your blog and newsletter – thank you for all of your enjoyable, informative, and useful posts! I just want to let you know that you *do* live in an area with lots and lots of frog species! Tree peepers are the most common where you live, there should be hundreds of them living in and around any spot that holds water during rainstorms – ditches, vernal pools, the estuary – and even some places where you wouldn’t imagine frogs living. Here’s a great introductory PDF: http://www.elfin-forest.org/Library/Fauna/Morro%20Bay%20Area%20Amphibian%20&%20%20Reptile%20Guide%2006.pdf

By: Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat) — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:45:07 +0000

In reply to Vanessa Bland. Thank you so much Vanessa, we appreciate your support more than you know. Glad to hear you have more space to do what you obviously love doing and thanks for saying "hi". Good luck and hopefully we hear from you again!

By: Vanessa Bland

Vanessa Bland — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:26:08 +0000

I don’t comment much but so enjoy every email I receive from you!! I have also doubled my home & land recently & am working on yards as beautiful as yours! Thanks for all the information, it is so helpful! Just wanted to pop in and say how awesome yall are! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!