In autumn, hobby gardeners usually show enthusiasm again to prepare the garden for the winter months.
In some ways, however, you can be lazy.
Hibernating potted plants *, pruning bushes, mowing the lawn - in autumn amateur gardeners have to lend a hand again before nature goes into hibernation.
But you don't need to be that busy either.
The earth and animal kingdoms thanks you if you neglect a few tasks.
We'll show you where you can be lazy for nature's sake.
Dispose of leaves?
That's why you should keep it in the garden
In autumn, the leaves often have to be collected and disposed of.
But instead of throwing away the leaves that have turned brown, you should use them
to provide winter quarters for animals
.
So put them under hedges and bushes such as floribunda roses so that ladybugs, hedgehogs or other animals have a shelter for the cold days.
However, you should not leave the piles of leaves lying on the lawn - otherwise they could rot.
Leave the perennial stems and seed heads to stand
Often, dried up perennial stalks or dead seed heads are cut off so that the dreary autumn doesn't get too much the upper hand.
In fact, it makes a lot more sense to leave them where they are.
The dried up stems and leaves protect the fresh shoot buds for the coming spring and
offer animals a source of food
.
Birds in particular feed on the seeds.
In addition, insects can overwinter in the hollow stems of the perennials.
Bee and insect friendly garden
If you want to do something about the global insect death, you can start in your own garden.
How?
The guide “A humming paradise: this is how every garden becomes an oasis for bees and insects” (advertising link) will help you.
Also interesting
: biodiversity: This is how you ensure blooming life in your own garden and on the balcony.
Therefore you do not need to dispose of windfalls
Windfall fruit is usually disposed of as quickly as possible to avoid pest or fungus infestation.
According to Marja Rottleb from the Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU), however
, anyone
who
wants to provide
the
animals in the garden with some food can also leave
the windfall behind: "An insect-friendly garden also has a wintering insect ready for birds from time to time," says the gardening expert in a message.
It is worth the effort here: plant trees and shrubs in autumn
But if you don't want to be completely inactive, you can still do something good for your garden and thus also for nature: In autumn the trees and shrubs will be planted that will delight us in the garden in the coming year.
However, according to NABU, many gardens lack variety, as mainly exotic species are grown - for example rhododendrons, wig bushes or ornamental cherries.
These produce hardly usable fruits.
Instead, you should rely on
native shrubs and hedges
.
In the latter, a
favorable microclimate can develop that provides a habitat for numerous animals
.
A native English oak, for example, can accommodate around 300 species of insects and 28 species of birds, according to NABU.
The naturalized horse chestnut, on the other hand, has only four insect and two bird species.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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