Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Easy May Day Flower Baskets

May 1, 2013

It’s May Day! Traditionally, the first day of May was celebrated by delivering homemade baskets of the first spring flowers to neighbor’s doorsteps in secret, then hiding to watch their delight when they discovered them. This tradition has fallen off in recent years, but I think it’s one worth reviving. This year, I’m delivering May [...]

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A New Butterfly Garden Revisited – 1 Year Later

April 30, 2013

I love seeing ‘before’ and ‘after’ photos of a newly planted landscape, don’t you? Last year, I was asked to design a butterfly (& hummingbird) garden next to a golf course as part of their efforts to become an Audubon Certified Golf Course. The garden was to be situated in an existing landscape area with [...]

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Large shorebird named for it’s very long bill

April 29, 2013

This unusual appearing bird is called a Long-billed Curlew (pronounced ‘curl-you’). And it is a very large shorebird as it stands about 2 feet high making it the largest of the regularly occurring shorebirds found in North America.  It’s long downwardly curved bill is more than 8 inches in length. The purpose of this bird’s [...]

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Pinterest Roundup: Mother’s Day Gifts

April 27, 2013

Have you checked out our Pinterest boards yet? They’re a great source of ideas and projects for gardeners, bird-lovers, butterfly folks, and more! With Mother’s Day just a few weeks away, now is the time to check out our boards for gift ideas for the moms in your life. Here are some of our favorite [...]

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A Bird’s Nest Built On the Front Door

April 26, 2013

I am sure that you have heard or seen some strange places where birds have made their nests.  Well, a friend of my mother’s discovered this bird’s nest in an unusual place: On her front door! A mourning dove had built her nest inside of their artificial wreath hanging on the front door. Now, you [...]

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Friday Fun Photo: Squirrel in the Pants!

April 26, 2013

Birds & Blooms’ Friday Fun Photo for April 26, 2013: Squirrel in the Pants by Dee Thomas of Pensacola, Florida. Dee writes that she and her husband, Dan, found this baby squirrel under their truck and afraid it might get hurt underfoot, they tried coaxing it out. To their surprise, it came right to them! [...]

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Release of little screech owl that had been injured

April 25, 2013

This little screech owl was seen acting as though it was ill or injured about 3 weeks ago by one of my neighbors. She called our local wildlife officer who secured it in a box and was trying to get help transporting it to the Pueblo Raptor Center that is located about 35 miles away. [...]

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Helping a Bird After a Window Strike

April 24, 2013

Earlier this week, I saw my first ever Indigo Bunting. Unfortunately, I saw it after it struck a window at the building where I work, and I was called in to help it out. I thought other bird-lovers might sometimes face this situation and need to know how to handle it, so here are some [...]

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New Plant Combinations and Tips for Beautiful Containers

April 23, 2013

Last month, I was asked to put on a potting demonstration as part of a home tour.  I was given 3 beautiful, glazed pots and asked to plant two of the pots with succulents and the third with annuals and perennials.  The finished pots were to be raffled off after the demonstration. I would love [...]

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Watch a Nest to Help the Birds

April 22, 2013

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology needs your help! They’re calling on all bird lovers to participate in NestWatch this spring. NestWatch is a citizen science program that helps scientists study and understand birds’ plight. Over the past 30 years, tree swallows, barn swallows violet-green swallows, purple martins and eastern Phoebes have dropped in number. They’re not [...]

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Pretty red fox

April 22, 2013

Since foxes are one type of wildlife that has adapted well to human habitat it is not uncommon to see them in urban as well as rural areas. I spotted this red fox yesterday on a natural area in the Colorado city I live in and thought it was unusually pretty. Red foxes have reddish [...]

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Easy DIY Grapevine Nesting Balls

April 20, 2013

A few weeks ago, fellow blogger Noelle posted an easy way to help nesting birds by filling a suet cage with nest building materials. Today’s project is similar, but a little more decorative, and would make a great gift for a bird-loving mom or grandma on Mother’s Day. It’s easy enough for little hands to [...]

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Mother’s Day Guide: Alternatives to Cut Flowers

April 19, 2013

Instead of cut flowers, buy Mom flowers she can plant like these Cool Wave pansies from Ball Horticulture. Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and we want to help you get ahead by figuring out Mom’s gift now. Just get her flowers, right? Well, that’s the quick and easy solution, but let’s think outside [...]

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