Best Oriole bird feeders
Attracting orioles to your yard starts with having a high quality feeder that includes the ability to feed nectar, oranges and grape jelly.
Bird feeders for sale: Cashing in on Kijiji and other on-line sellers
These bird feeders from Wild Birds Unlimited are a good example of the new recycled resin feeders available at a number of locations.
From a tiny acorn, a mighty Oak grows
From the tiny acorn grows the mighty oak is one of nature’s great miracles. The real miracle, however, is how a single oak tree can transform our landscapes in so many ways.
Squirrel proof bird feeder strategies: Going for gold
Squirrel proof bird feeders are important to maintain a positive bird feeding experience. There are different ways to achieve that with varying degrees of success.
What is the easiest ground cover to grow?
What’s the easiest ground cover to grow? Maybe the better question is, what’s the best native ground cover to grow in a given area.
Bird feeder arms: A handy addition to any bird feeding station
Accessory bird feeder arms are excellent additions to any bird feeding station providing a variety of options from adding small specialized feeders, to orange halves for orioles and and dried grasses for nesting birds.
Garden gift ideas you’ll love
Looking for gift ideas for the gardener in your life? Or, maybe it’s just time to reward yourself for all the work around the garden you have been doing. Let me help you find some unique gift ideas for your garden or a friend’s garden.
What flowers attract hummingbirds?
Hummingbirds are always a favourite in our garden. Here are tips to create hanging baskets and container planters to attract these entertaining little birds.
Native plants in the Pacific Northwest
Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest should be a garden bible for anyone lucky enough to call this area home.
DIY: Turn a birdbath into a succulent planter dish (step by step guide)
This DIY succulent hummingbird feeder is a fun gardening idea that is easy to build and beautiful to look at.
Why leave ornamental grasses standing through winter?
Ornamental grasses have become popular additions to our gardens for summer and fall interest, but they really come into their own in winter where they add structure and even movement in the winter garden.
Forest Bathing: How to use nature to find peace, better health
Forest bathing has found its place in North America during the Covid pandemic, but it got its start in Japan in the 1980s. Come explore Forest bathing in your own backyard.
Olympus camera system in the garden, the woodlands and on vacation
The Olympus Micro Four Thirds OM-E-M10 camera and lenses are a joy to use and a true competitor for both full-size cameras as well as advanced point-and-shoot models.
The perfect ground cover for hot, sunny and dry areas in the garden
Snow-in-summer may not be every gardener’s dream, but if you like your ground covers and enjoy photographing beautiful, ethereal flowers in your garden, this white-flowering, silver foliage plant may be the ideal choice.
Water Hyacinth is favourite in patio pond
The water hyacinth always has a place in our container pond where it flowers profusely and quickly spreads doing an excellent job keeping the water clear of algae.
Focus on 2022 success stories in the garden and behind the lens
The year 2022 was a good one in the woodland garden both for plants and photographing birds and mammals.
Bird seed: Complete guide to attracting favourite backyard birds
Choosing the best bird seed to attract specific birds to your garden starts with knowing what seed they like and using the proper feeder. Black oil sunflower seeds are a great start but other seeds will ensure you attract the greatest variety.
How to attract Red-bellied woodpeckers to your woodland garden
Red-bellied woodpeckers are woodland birds that have made their way into backyards across the south and into northeastern United States up into Canada.
American Robins: How to attract them to our yards
The American robin has always been a mainstay in our backyard whether they are eating crabapples or enjoying themselves in the bird bath.
Creating your own “Ark” landscape design has never been easier
Here is your opportunity to have Chelsey Gold Medal winning landscape designer Mary Reynolds create a garden of your dreams based around her concept of creating Arks. A natural landscape or woodland garden based on native plants for wildlife.