Your Garden as a Lifeboat

For too long we have treated our gardens as if they are paintings, a still life, something to look at and admire, as if they were an art gallery, not our home. Something for others to admire, not our sanctuary. Our gardens become something to prune, control and admire. Something a maintenance guy comes in and tidies up when needed. Beautiful, yes. Decorative, yes. Neat and tidy, yes.

But could we enlarge our idea of gardens to be a lifeboat for wildlife?

Wildflowers are disappearing from our roadsides, remnant bushland and suburbs. Every patch of concrete, every fence, every lawn that feeds no one, becomes part of the silence. But what about your garden?  Your garden can become home to honeyeaters seeking nectar from  a Correa alba in winter. Or for blue wrens seeking home in silver tussocks. Or frogs wanting a shallow pond or dish of water. Or butterflies seeking pollen on daisy flowers.

When we enlarge our idea of gardens to include wildlife we enlarge our lives as well.  It becomes a home for many. A lifeboat for many creatures. And a lifeboat to create a pocket of peace for ourselves. 

Bunnings is now showcasing Taz Wild Flowers in their tubestock section in Tasmaniian stores. I hope you enjoy the range.