It's true! Toads like toad houses. They're not picky and are generally pleased with finding natural dwellings like a hole in the mud or a recessed area under some leaves. There are, however, several problems with these natural toad houses. For one thing, the wind and weather take their toll and your garden friendly toad constantly has to find a new home. Hopefully, he'll stay somewhere within your green gardening area, providing your natural pest control. Further, these natural toad houses offer little safety and protection from any threatening predators that may lurk nearby. Then there are the aesthetics. A few rocks or old bricks, a couple pieces of weathered wood, a mound of wet leaves, or a broken terracotta flowerpot turned upside down and stuck in the soil does little to enhance your well planned landscape or garden design. The solution to providing permanent, safer and better-looking toad houses for your garden is fun and easy to do.

To provide quality and permanent housing for your new, resident toad, consider one of the commercially made toad houses which will add a charming design element to your beautiful garden. These fun little dwellings come in numerous styles, shapes, colors, themes and materials. Some of the most interesting and creative toad abodes are ceramic toad houses which are either made from a mold or are hand-built by a potter. What more could a toad want. Humorous and colorful mushroom shaped dwellings made of resin or even cast cement will accent your garden and landscape design with fun and creativity. Perhaps you will choose to decorate your garden with a dramatic theme, a castle or a mysterious forest cottage, all to house your garden toads. For even more fun, there's a wide selection of small figures and accessories to help make an entire miniature scene nestled into your garden plantings. Toads will not discriminate. When you place a new toad house in an inviting, shaded, damp area of your green garden, toads will come.

So, let's not forget that toads provide natural pest control and are a gift to any green garden. They consume huge amounts of harmful garden pests and insects for free! It seems the least we can do is care for our resident toads by keeping their habitat cool and moist each day, keeping a tray of fresh water available, and providing decent housing! Take a look at the variety of delightful toad houses and accessories that are available and being instant charm to your green garden space. And just remember, toads need toad houses!