Grow Your Own Birdseed!
American goldfinch on a echinacea. Photo: www.americanmeadows.com If you’re used to feeding birds, you can’t have helped but notice theContinue Reading
Category: Attracting birds
No Mess Crabapples
‘Indian Summer’ is one of the small-fruited crabapples that provide spectacular winter color without requiring a massive cleanup. Photo: www.bowerandbranch.com.Continue Reading
An Aviary That Lets Birds In, But Keeps Pests Out
This bird cage is designed to let birds in, not keep them out! Photo: Alain Gagnon & Céline Cliche HereContinue Reading
PLANTING TO ATTRACT SEED-EATING BIRDS
Goldfinches are seed-eaters. And they particularly like thistle seeds! Photo: Snowmanradio, Flickr. You’ll see lots of advice on the InternetContinue Reading
A Dual Purpose Hummingbird Feeder
First, let me warn my readers from outside of the Americas that there are no hummingbirds where they live. AndContinue Reading
The Sound of Water Attracts Birds
Bridled titmouse drinking from a leaky tap. Source: davesnature.wordpress.com Did you know that the sound of dripping water attracts birds toContinue Reading
How to Do Fall Clean-Up When There are Still Flowers?
Why would anyone want to empty a garden that’s still full of flowers? Source: A hikayeler.me & hanslodge.com, montage: laidbackgardener.com Question: WeContinue Reading
150 Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds
One of the most sought-after backyard birds in the New World* is also the smallest: the tiny but very activeContinue Reading
Match the Birdhouse to the Bird
What gardener doesn’t like to attract birds to their garden? Both for their beauty, their song, their fascinating movements … andContinue Reading
A Petunia Just for Hummingbirds
Last summer, at the Montreal Botanical Garden, I saw a petunia that was totally new to me. With an erectContinue Reading