MARYSVILLE, Ohio, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether living in an apartment, tending an urban plot or farming multiple acres, gardens attract beautiful wildlife and help restore habitat in commercial and residential settings. Scotts Songbird Selections encourages Americans to garden for wildlife.

It's a great big world out there, unless, of course, you're an animal. For wildlife, urban sprawl and growth means people are getting more leg room at their expense. But in Rae Edwards' opinion, it's time we learned to share.

By Mary Beth Breckenridge, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Oct. 13--Even when Cindy Kessler seeks solitude on her backyard patio, she's not alone. Birds swoop from overhead branches onto her seed and suet feeders. Bees buzz around the flowers. Squirrels rustle the leaves high in her trees.

With habitat destruction a leading cause of wildlife species decline, some gardeners are turning their backyards into miniature nature preserves.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. _ I took one of my favorite books on a road trip, knowing a car ride is far from boring when you have something like "Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife" to pass the hours.