Here’s something to try if squirrels and blackbirds are eating all your birdseed. Read Article
Tag Archives: bird gardening
dreaming a little dream
I do remember the fun of getting out there early to play Santa, making sure Christmas morning was all the family dreamed it would be. Remembering the letters to Santa, the lists and the anticipation has me wondering what we’d put on our lists now if someone were to fulfill our dreams? Here’s mine… Read Article
Golden Currant
Golden currant (Ribes aureum) is both an ornamental and edible shrub. Read Article
The Wahoo Plant
Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpurea) is a great non-invasive alternative to burning bush (E. alata). Read Article
Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii)
Turk’s cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii) is a shrubby plant with red summer flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Read Article
Alternatives to Invasives
Barberry, bittersweet and burning bush are three popular plants that can be problematic (as in aggressive or invasive) in many areas. Here are some alternative plants that achieve the same effects. Read Article
Cardinal Flower
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is an easy-to-please plant with vivid red summer blooms. Read how to grow cardinal flower. Read Article
Meghan’s Picks: Pollinator Guides
I was pushing my daughter in her stroller the other day and we spotted a very busy bumblebee, a beautiful butterfly and—most exciting—a hummingbird. All of these winged creatures do important work for the plants that they visit, pollinating them … Read Article
Q&A: Attracting Hummingbirds
Can you give me some planting ideas and other tips for attracting hummingbirds to my garden? Read Article
Natural Value
The scene is an herb and wild garden planted in a dry stone terrace that hugs two sides of our house. It measures about 1,600 square feet—less than a twentieth of an acre. Before we made this garden, the area was a lawn—a brown lawn, for this hot, south-facing terrace lies on sterile soil that in some places barely covers the granite ledge below. And in most seasons, there were no birds. Read Article
Planting a Hedgerow Habitat
You can eat your way along the roadsides of Vinalhaven, Maine, all through the summer and, if you are a bird, gorge during fall migration and snack through the winter as well. Blueberry follows Juneberry, and fruiting continues through raspberry, … Read Article