Getting a good look at hummingbirds isn’t easy – unless you can attract them and convince them to stick around for a while. One of the best ways to do this is with a feeder made especially for ...
How to Attract Purple Martins to Your Garden
After a long flight from South America, a bird could use a juicy meal and a place to rest, right? For purple martins, those tasty insects and summer lodgings could be in your yard, if you offer these ...
Chickens in the Garden: What You Need to Know
I have lived on a farm or homestead for 32 of my 39 years of life. During most of those years, we tended to large gardens and kept a sizeable flock of poultry. Even now, I have a flock of 50 or ...
Types of Wild Birds in Your Backyard – Summer Through Winter
One of the hobbies Americans of all ages have discovered is attracting wild birds to their backyards. The pastime has gone well beyond dropping a few bread crumbs on the lawn. The hobby has ...
Butterfly Bushes for Small Gardens
Many people like to add a bit of action to their gardens by planting plants that attract wildlife. One of the creatures gardeners sometimes like to attract is the butterfly. Its beautiful colors and ...
Winter Bird Feeders Entertain as Well as Nourish
One of my favorite things to do during the winter is to put food out for the birds. Not only does this activity nourish the birds during the hardest time of the year, but I find it immensely ...
Deer Proofing Your Garden
Most people have a weak spot for deer. They are lovely creatures after all, and a welcome wildlife sight for people used to an urban environment. But if you plant a garden-not just way out in ...
Rabbits Are Cute for Easter but They Can Wreak Havoc in Your Garden
It's almost time for Easter, and no icon represents the holiday quite like the cute and cuddly rabbit. Easter was a pagan fertility ritual long before it became a Christian holiday. And rabbits ...
Attracting Birds to Your Backyard
One of the main goals of any cultivated garden is to attract a variety of birds that can then be enjoyed as people watch them feed and interact with their environment. The most common means of ...
