Seed cylinders: One of the best feeders for backyard birds
Seed cylinders are an excellent way to feed backyard birds. The cylinders keep the birds at your feeder longer and can be changed depending on the season and the type of birds you are trying to attract.
Fish In The Garden: Style, movement and a touch of whimsy
Tyson Weiss's exquisite artistic ceramic Fish In The Garden add a sense of movement and life to any garden. The cobalt and orange koi add a splash of color to your garden, while the trout can be used to add a subtle, artistic and more natural touch to your woodland garden. The fish make the perfect gift and provide gardeners with an opportunity to experiment with placing them around the garden.
Adirondack chairs: Best choice for a woodland garden?
The classic Adirondack chair is the perfect addition to any woodland wildlife garden and signal to visitors that this is a casual place and one to relax in, rather than a stuffy, formal style of garden.
Foliage and texture in a woodland garden design
Woodland gardens are dependent on foliage texture for much of their subtle beauty. Three native plants, ….. Jack in the Pulpit, Solomon’s Seal and Mayapple are three plants that are standouts in the woodland garden for their foliage rather than their subtle flowers.
Bird feeding station ideas (Five of the best feeders)
A centralized bird feeding station is a great way to focus birds’ attention on your feeders and to discourage squirrels and other mammals from stealing all your food. Here are five great options to add to your bird-feeding pole to make it even more enticing for backyard birds.
Why kids need more nature in their lives
Educators, authors and experts agree about the importance of providing more nature in the lives of children. Nature Deficit Disorder has been linked to children's ability to focus among other things. Debra Toor of Burlington Ontario is doing her part to help children learn about monarch butterflies, vultures and native bees through on-line courses she uses to teach children around the world.
How to attract colourful backyard birds (Cardinals, Bluejays, Goldfinches)
Who needs to go to the tropics to see colourful birds when you have them right in your backyard – Cardinals, Bluejays and Goldfinches. This article explains how to attract three of our favourite colourful backyard birds, how to feed them and how to keep them coming back to your yard.
What’s the best bird bath?
The best bird bath is the one that backyard birds use the most. But not all bird baths are created equal. The best approach is to have a selection of different bird baths that provide a variety of water sources for birds.
DIY: Moss garden container (in a few simple steps)
Creating your own moss garden container is a fun and rewarding experience. This container was created in the Japanese style from a former copper fire pit combining moss, a Japanese Maple and a large stone.
Green Giant cedars: Fast growing arborvitae ideal for privacy
Go big or go home so the saying goes. I think it might better read, Bring Big home in the form of Green Giant cedars. If you are looking for a fast-growing privacy hedge or an elegant evergreen to make a statement in your woodland garden, the Green Giant might be the answer.
Can I plant trees close to my house?
Creating a window into your low-maintenance Woodland Garden can be as simple as planting a tree or shrub up close to your favourite window to experience nature up close. Most gardeners have been happy to view their gardens from afar. Now is the time to consider landscaping our yards to bring our gardens indoors. Consider creating garden vignettes that incorporate a beautiful bird bath, a bird house or even better an elegant bird feeder, or water feature just outside your window for full-season interest and a window into your woodland.
Raised planters are a hit in the woodland garden
Living with deer is a wonderful experience. Everyday I see them browsing through the yard is both a joy and a horror. What are they after today? Will the prized hostas survive this time around? So, why not serve them a delicious smorgasbord right at the perfect eating height. We decided to experiment with veggies and herbs this year in raised planters. I know the rabbits can’t get them but I have a feeling the deer are going to thank me big time. Follow along this summer and see if the deer get more produce than I do from our raised-planter experiment.
How to attract Orioles with oranges, jelly and insects
There is something exciting about looking out the window in May and seeing a flash of bright orange in the early spring. It’s a sure sign that the Orioles are back. And it’s not too late to get the Oriole feeders set up, the oranges cut up and the Jelly mixtures in place for the flush of Orioles.
How to attract indigo buntings to your backyard
Attracting Indigo Buntings and other insect-eating birds is never easy. Here are a few tips to help you create a more diverse variety of birds in your backyard.
How to attract Native Bees to your wildlife garden
It’s time our 4,000 native bee species took centre stage rather than playing second fiddle to European honey bees. In her book Our Native Bees, Paige Embry puts native bees in the spotlight where they belong.
Expert Tips for Attracting Birds to Your Backyard Fast
Attracting birds to your backyard involves providing them with a number of key elements including food, water and shelter. This guest post that Ferns & Feather participated in touches on all these elements.
Proven Winners’ Idea Book is 41-pages of gardening inspiration
Proven Winners has put together an outstanding book of inspirational garden ideas that will be sending gardeners everywhere to their local nurseries in search of this year’s winners. Their 2021 Garden Ideas book, whether it’s in printed form or PDF, is one of the best deals on the net these days. Did tell you it’s free. Order it, download it – get inspired.
Serviceberry: Ideal choice for attracting birds
More native plant gardeners are discovering the incredible value of the Serviceberry tree or shrub. A flush of delicate white flowers that cover the native trees and shrubs in early spring, followed by a profusion of deep red/purple berries creates a magnet for birds, bees and other wildlife. It’s the perfect understory tree for any woodland wildlife garden.
The Mayapple: Carolinian zone woodland native wildflower
Early spring is the time for Mayapples to spread out across the forest floor and our woodland gardens. The spring ephemerals are native to southern Ontario and northeastern United States but stretch as far north as Quebec and as far south as Florida.