Attracting Birds - Fine Gardening
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How-To
How to Attract Birds to Your Garden
Flittering, twittering, and singing—birds bring so much life to a garden. Apart from their beauty and pleasant songs, they also add to the biodiversity of our landscapes by spreading seeds…
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How-To
How to Build a Bird-Feeder Wreath
In winter, food can be hard for birds to come by. Using materials from your yard, you can make a wreath that both feeds them and looks good while doing…
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Design
Winter Plants for Birds in the South
Winter is a tough time to be a bird. Many of the fruits that linger into winter farther north are long gone before the first cold front blows through our…
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Collection
Plants for the Birds in Your Region
As William Cullina mentions in his article on plants for birds, the sad reality is that songbirds are disappearing: "Habitat loss, pesticides, and the accompanying decline of insect populations have…
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Design
Birds in the Garden | Letter from the Editor
A few months ago a bird got stuck in my hair. This did not happen while I was out in the garden. But it almost certainly had something to do…
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How-To
Native Plants for the Birds
I feel very fortunate to live near a tributary of the Delaware River, a stop on the great Atlantic flyway used by songbirds and raptors as they migrate between Central…
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How-To
Plants for Attracting Birds in Northwest Winter Gardens
While only the bravest of gardeners will spend a lot of time in the garden in mid to late winter, the birds that live in our gardens are still very…