Click on the links below to read how gardeners like you transformed their properties - big and small - to wildlife-friendly spaces. You'll discover tips to common problems, photos and wildlife stories. 

The map below shows municipalities across Canada where people are gardening with wildlife in mind and their properties are CWF certified Wildlife-friendly Habitat. Addresses are not shown for privacy purposes.

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CWF Wildlife-friendly Demonstration Garden - maps, lists and photos

A Nova Scotia Garden

A Nova Scotia Garden

Marian Fulton lives in the small town of Hantsport. Her one-acre property may look like a typical garden at a glance, but it is much more. Marian and her son, Ashley, spent several years consciously working with nature to create a haven for wildlife.
Pam Heron, ON - photo: Garry Conway

Against All Odds...or going along with them

Successful Gardening despite the Odds
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B.C. Backyard Oasis

I started to "Naturescape" about 12 years ago when we bought this house in suburban Chilliwack. I am a country girl at heart, and the daughter of a master gardener, so wildlife and gardening have always been a part of my life. When we moved from farm country, the first thing I noticed beyond the noise was a lack of variety of species, so I decided to amend the situation.

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