Daff, I don't know if your blackbirds are like my grackles.....both are black, I'm sure, my grackles really go wild for it, so I imagine your...
My husband feels the same way! I buy the black sunflower seeds and then mix it with some wild bird seed. I buy peanuts for the jays and squirrels....
You AND your hubby are both very creative and talented!
Toni, that was my problem too, they are so piggy! My birds seem to like this better, I put out smaller amounts to keep it fresher. They go through...
Oh Bethie, what a stunning bit of paradise you have. I dream of a koi pond someday. What is your koi pond made from? Also, the walkway, did you...
I've been making this for a few years and it really brings in the birds. The greatest fans of this stuff seem to be mockingbirds, woodpeckers,...
I am not sure, but I think maybe their curiousity gets the better of them. They are more cautious when they have chicks with them. Sometimes...
You're welcome! I know the leaves can look kind of different on the different types. Now if I can get MY mollissima to sprout!
It was the three leaves and the notches that got me wondering. I've seen virginia creeper from a distance, but not close up...I know the birds...
Weeding, weeding, and weeding. Maybe some mulching to avoid more weeding. I wish everything else grew quite as well as the spanish needles.
:( I got rid of it............. Well, I gave it new life behind the fence. I just couldn't take the chance. Boston Ivy would have been...
:-D Cory, here is some info about it. It says it is hardy to zone 5a. It says full sun here, but I know I've read that it is OK in some...
:-? I do think it was a concrete one....some people just don't know how to play nice....
Thanks Frank! :lol:
Butterfly bush will take some partial shade, I've got some that are getting quite a bit of shade and they are doing well. They are the black...
Thanks Netty! Can't wait to see your pictures! :-D I've found some of the other monarchs, they were on the porterweed...weird, huh? Maybe they...
Thanks Toni! I am pretty good for the nectar plants...I just planted 10 buddleias and most of them are blooming. I have most of the nectar...
I love big ol' oak trees. When we had one we planted ferns and caladiums around the base. I have a neighbor who has two big oaks in her yard and...
This sounds like a really fun project! I think the chicken wire sounds like a good idea, that is what they use for topiaries. If you built the...
I wasn't sure which forum this fit into, but I thought garden gnomes would go under garden design....This has to be one of the weirdest stories...
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