Habitat GardenBy Clara B., Raven H., And Vera M. (Three 5th graders)

The Habitat Garden

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How to Make Your Own Habitat Garden

Butterflies

Did You Know?1. A caterpillars’ first meal is its own eggshell.2. There are about 17,500 species of butterflies in almost the entire world.3. Butterflies are every where but the continent of Antarctica4. The egg the butterfly was laid on is called a “host plant”.

Butterflies are going to help the garden by nurturing the plants. They carry nectar and pollen to different plants.

Humming Birds

Did You Know…1. Humming birds can grow up to four inches.2. Humming birds live on the west cost starting at British Colombia to

Arizona.3. Female Humming birds have a better time flying than males. 4. Humming birds aren’t migratory.

Humming birds pick up and put down seeds, which plants new plants.

Bees

Did You Know?1. Females are the only ones that work.2. The males are called drones.3. The queen lays 2,000 to 5,000 eggs.4. Only females have stingers.

Bees help pollinate the garden flowers by collecting honey. This fertilizes the flowers so new plants grow.

Garden Snakes

Did you know?1. Garden snakes are hunted by bears, raccoons, skunks, and birds of pray.2. Garden snake are born live.3. They eat frogs, toads, worms, lizards, slugs, leaches, spiders, amphibians, rodents,

insects, small birds, and fish.4. When born, The mother leaves them to defend themselves

Garden snakes are not dangerous to people, but will get rid of rodents that will feed on plants.

Black Capped Chickadee

Did You Know? 1. Their calls are like a human language2. The more dee sounds in the chickadee-dee- dee the higher the threat3. Chickadees are often heard before they are seen4. The female selects nesting sight. The male doesn't do anything

The chickadee fertilizes seeds and nuts.

Tulips

Did You Know? 1. Tulips can be red, orange, yellow, purple, pink, and bi- colored 2. Tulips can have 2-6 petals. 3. Small animals Like squirrels, rabbits, and gophers like to eat tulips so watch out ok!4. Tulips are the state flower of….Turkey!

Tulips will make our garden colorful and beautiful.

Worms

Did You Know? 1. Charles Darwin spent 39 years studying earthworms. 2. An earthworm can eat it’s weight in food each day. 3. Earthworms are cold blooded creatures. 4.Earthworms need to stay cool and moist in order to survive.

Earth worms will Fertilize the soil in our habitat garden. The worms are also a favored treat to birds and will attract birds as well as a natural food source to the birds,

Honeysuckle

Did You Know?1. Honeysuckle berries are toxic to humans.2. There are sixty-five different honeysuckle species.3. Honeysuckle can be used as catnip.4. Honeysuckle originated from Asia.

How To Make Your OWN Habitat Garden

Step OnePick a nice spot to put a garden. Remember: a garden needs a place were the sun can hit it most

of the time. Or were the sun will reach the plants

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Step Two Plant any type of seed in your garden. Remember: The plants that might grow in your garden should depend on where you live. You want plants that can stand heat if you live somewhere it is warm. You want plants that can stand the cold if you live somewhere it is cold. Etc.

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Step Three

Decorate your habitat garden.How to decorate: you can add bird feeders and bird

bathes to attract birds and other animals like squirrels. You can also add things to it that might attract a person such as a table or some sun chairs or maybe even a bench. This will help butterflies in their chrysalis form.

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Step Four Wait for your seeds to nourish, and the animals to arrive.

Remember: the animals won’t come if you are watching. When they do arrive don’t rush up to them. Give them time to get used to you. Also water your plaints, and don’t sing to them. It doesn't make them grow faster.

Cherry Blossoms

Did You Know?1. The bark of the tree is reddish brown2. It is originally from Asia 3. They come from the Plantae Kingdom 4. The Cherry blossom tree is part of the rose family

The cherry blossom tree will attract bees and humming birds to our habitat garden.