Critters.
Animals need plants. Some of them eat plants, some of them use them for protection. If you have a garden, you will have lots of animals among your plants, whether you want them there or not.
Big Critters. Deer, rabbits, squirrels, and birds are such much a part of the garden scene that books--from The Adventures of Peter Rabbit to The Yearling have been written about their impact. The usual strategy is to build a fence to keep them out. Birds, of course, are not detered by fences but can be controlled by row covers draped over the crops.
Reptiles and amphibians are almost always a gardener's friend. Toads and lizards and even snakes should never be harmed in a garden. In fact, providing habitat and water for them in a garden bed will reduce insect problems.
Little Critters. Invertebrates serve many functions
Above ground.
Underground.
Big Critters. Deer, rabbits, squirrels, and birds are such much a part of the garden scene that books--from The Adventures of Peter Rabbit to The Yearling have been written about their impact. The usual strategy is to build a fence to keep them out. Birds, of course, are not detered by fences but can be controlled by row covers draped over the crops.
Reptiles and amphibians are almost always a gardener's friend. Toads and lizards and even snakes should never be harmed in a garden. In fact, providing habitat and water for them in a garden bed will reduce insect problems.
Little Critters. Invertebrates serve many functions
Above ground.
Underground.