TEXAS WILDSCAPES: Landscaping with wildlife in 
mind…coming up next on Passport to Texas.
 
This is Passport to Texas
			 
Whether you have an apartment balcony or large 
backyard, you can take simple steps to help improve 
habitat for wildlife.  It’s called "wildscaping." 	      
 
Texas Parks and Wildlife provides online resources to 
help Texans begin landscaping their property for wildlife. 
And, really, you can start small. As small as a pot of 
native flowering plants.

The information can guide you with things like creating a 
humming-bird or butterfly garden; you can also find 
recommended plant lists for your part of the state.

Even a small patch of butterfly attracting flowers is a 
great way to start. Speaking from experience… there is 
nothing more magical than rolling up your driveway after 
work to see your garden alive with butterflies. Makes me 
smile every single time.

Essentially, what you’ll want to do is to provide food, 
water and shelter for the critters that come calling. And 
the more of this wildscape habitat that you provide, the 
more wildlife you’ll attract.

One of TPW’s urban biologists, Kelly Bender, wrote an 
informative book on the subject, aptly titled: Texas 
Wildscapes… Gardening for Wildlife.

Also check out the calendar section of the TPW website 
for classes, tours and demonstrations featuring 
wildscapes. 
  
For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.





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