Winter is coming

It’s good to “hibernate” in a natural garden

Falling leaves, low temperatures and early dusk: the cold season is just around the corner and gardens are being "winterized". How you can take care of the animal inhabitants during the preparations and what you should avoid.

A "tidy" garden may be appealing to the human eye, but it offers animals almost no food or shelter. Therefore, when gardening in the fall, make sure that piles of leaves and brushwood are not cleared away. Hedgehogs in particular need these for shelter. "Hedgehogs like to hibernate under piles of wood and other sheltered retreats", explains Bärbel Meißnitzer from Igelpflegestelle Millstatt.