I'm located in mid-western South Carolina and I've been building my habitat for about 6 years, starting with a butterfly garden that has now gone through at least 4 incarnations and now is mostly native flowers and grasses with the pond in there. I was lucky in that there were many mature hardwoods and pines on the 1 acre property when I bought it and I've added a number of other trees. I've also added large shrub borders and groupings as well as flower beds. The habitat has a long way to go to maturity but even in the few short years it's been in existance I've seen the diversity of species increase.

Wow, what a great Backyard Habitat Croakie. Thanks for sharing!

Terrific work croakie...butterfly and bird attracting plants are some of our favorites too.

What zone are you in?

Your habitat inspires awe and appreciation of hard work and determination! This teacher gives you an A+!