Methods for creating water points for wildlife in your garden | Garden Design | Gardening Australia

[@warbledurbler7905]

Lovely! I'd love to have water at different levels in the garden but don't want to provide a habitat for cane toads so I keep my bird baths and water dishes up high. That way the frogs can have a place to hang out and not be bullied by the toads!

[@HGCUPCAKES]

Wish we could all get small sized bushes like this too.

[@jessicajansson1203]

Thank you for a really inspiering video. I am building a small pond and thought it would replace a smaller one I have had. Now I realize the worth of a few different wildlife water possibilities. / Jessica in Sweden 🇸🇪

[@lilithowl]

This was great, thanks. Some things I'm already doing, and some new ideas.

[@anniecason1613]

Great addition to the garden. I 'm going to use a couple of ideas in my garden!

[@erikas974]

Love it. 🤩🤩🤩 Q: would it invite snakes? Love you to and do my space. Just incase you need a "clean" slate to demonstrate.

[@rangerjaxmaxmay7742]

Won't the Copper be bad for Chooks & Squid? Can I have a bath with no pump & have Tadpoles & small Fish as a little habitat?We live inear Fremantle W.A.. It is a shame that folks have Birdbaths but do not fill them often so that the bath does not dry out as Birds depend on a supply & are chased away from baths in birds' territories.

[@CatsandJP]

I have six water gardens (with copper rods to stop mozzies) and 3 birdbath plus 1 old frypan and the bottom an old terracotta baking dish at ground level I think is helping native species as well as old branches and trunks in the garden beds BUT my neighbours abuse me for wasting water and encouraging cockroaches, slaters and what they call bugs. As they say you can’t pick you family or your neighbours “from hell.” Go figure. 🤨🤨 I have no intention of getting rid of any of them but I sure know what I would like too get rid of. 😂😂💯💯

[@bernadineseven]

Could I screw brackets onto a tree trunk? Would it do any damage? Thanks 🙏

[@GardeningAustralia]

We don't recommend drilling into a tree, it could damage the flow of water and nutrients through the trunk, or open it up to diseases. Perhaps you could hang a bird bath from a branch?

[@sarahtucker8012]

How do you keep the mosquitoes from breeding in the water?

[@TropicalGardeningCyprus]

Add fish. Plenty of fish species can survive in there, look for natives, if not available, then mosquito fish or rice fish will do.

[@DM-ol9ne]

It doesn’t work,,.. people just live with them

[@HGCUPCAKES]

@@DM-ol9nethe right fish do work. If you use the wrong fish, it won’t work.

[@mxxx3591]

The copper container leeches minerals which prevent mosquito larvae survival.

[@atromitos7094]

*BRABO.*

[@BirdBath1]

🦆🚿💙

[@DM-ol9ne]

Can you do a story on getting rid of water features? So many stupid ones in the house I bought and it’s taken months to tidy up

[@HGCUPCAKES]

😂 wtf! Mate, wrong channel.

[@blademonger6179]

4:08

[@anserbauer309]

Nice ideas for attracting little birds and others into the garden, but terra cotta dishes are not suitable because they are porous and difficult to clean. Their surfaces absorb water and any pathogens in it including funguses, moulds, bacteria, viruses and parasites which can then spread from one bird to another very easily. A glazed or sealed dish will cost a little more, but won't have the same potential to spread disease among the wild birds which visit it.