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Attract toads to your garden in a creative way!

By Sherri Osborn, About.com

Small Frog Houses
Build it, and they will come... At least we can hope so! Build a tiny toad village in your garden and, if you are lucky, the toads will move in and keep your garden free of unwanted bugs and slugs.

You can attract toads to your garden, create a wonderful garden decoration, and have some creative family fun all at the same time. Best of all, this can be achieved for little or no cost. You can easily create a toad haven using items you may have laying around your house!

Other than the flowers I already had planted and the nice rocks I have been fortunate enough to find, we made toad houses, a pool, some rustic small fences, and a welcome sign. Use the suggestions I provide and your own imagination to create a mini-village for your friendly, neighborhood toads.

Click on each item below to see close-up pictures and find out how we made them. There are also photos submitted by visitors!

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