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See Baby Birds (Fledglings) at Feeders
…it will be showered with bird droppings and seed fragments. To hang feeders from your eaves, you’ll need S-hooks and chains, a hammer, and nails. Feeders should be: Seen easily…
Read MoreCreative Bird Feeder Materials & How-To
…out than to let feeders get dirty. Feeding birds is messy. Every evening, I hose the area, bring in the feeders, and clean them with hot water and dish soap….
Read MoreSucculent Garden Design Essentials
…and helps hold moisture in the soil. See my articles, “Ten Reasons Why You Really Need Rocks” and “Why Top Dressing is Essential for Succulents.” Special thanks to Deeter-Buckner design…
Read MoreMy Bird-Feeder Hobby
…Creative Bird Feeders, Materials and How-To If you’d like to make lovely bird feeders similar to those in my video, Eight Creative Bird Feeders for Your Garden, you’ll find materials,…
Read MoreBird Puzzle Feeder: A New Way to Enjoy Your Garden
…that of other juveniles who came to the feeders in spring, I can make a baby-bird video! Diane Reagan I really enjoyed (entertained) your video on the bird puzzle feeder….
Read MoreWhy You Really Need Rocks
Here are ten reasons why your landscape—especially if it includes succulents—really needs rocks, large and small. Remember when crushed-rock front yards were a ’60s retirement-community cliche? Not any longer! Nowadays…
Read MoreSucculent Landscapes
…moment. Ever since, I’ve noticed the many subtle and important ways rocks enhance succulent gardens of every size. Rocks and topdressing (gravel) moderate soil temperature, keep weeds from germinating, need…
Read MoreA Dozen Reasons I Love Cacti
…cacti. Why do I love them? These photos illustrate a dozen reasons. In a word: symmetry. Mammillarias in particular have it nailed. They offer astonishing textures. I mean, c’mon, fur?…
Read MoreSucculent Landscaping Trends
…Read More Ten Reasons Why You Really Need Rocks Here are ten reasons why your landscape—especially if it includes succulents—really needs rocks, large and small. Remember when crushed-rock front yards…
Read MoreSucculent Garden Professionals: Referrals
…RockStone Gardens www.rockstonegardens.com rockstonegardens@gmail.com Marci Hayden Hi there, I’m a Cerrtified Dry Garden Designer and I live in Los Altos, let me know if you want to talk or need…
Read MoreWhy Grow Paddle Cacti? DLB’s 16 Reasons
…have two types of spines—needles and glochids. The latter often is nearly invisible, barbed, and will go home with you if you touch it. Glochids create fuzzy polka-dots on the…
Read MoreSucculent Spring Feeding
…Remember, they can get by, even in nutrient-poor soils, without it. Succulents in pots need feeding more than in-ground plants do, because roots access a limited amount of soil. Slow…
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