Wildlife Habitat

1,690 sq ft. 2021. Temple City

​Installation by Green Splendor Landscaping

As an ecologist and bird lover, the home owner had been wanting to convert his barren lawn to a flourishing wildlife habitat for a long time. He had started working on a small section by himself before deciding that he could use some help!

​An entirely native garden was designed, giving priority to local caterpillar hosting plants. Trimmings from the Crepe Myrtle tree were used to build a hugelkulture mound, which was left un-mulched to provide a spot to grow wildflowers. Water sources for birds are provided from two re-circulating fountains (one is the rock pile!). Other features include a rainwater capturing dry-creek bed, permeable decomposed granite paths, and solar lights.