Gardening for Wildlife – Preventing Window Strikes by Birds

As gardeners who value biodiversity, we enjoy seeing the bluebirds raising their young and eating mealworms we provide in the winter. We see woodpeckers (hairy, downy, red bellied) on the suet feeder most days. And many other birds frequent the garden looking for insects or nesting materials. When I heard a loud “thunk” last week,…

Winter Appreciation and Assessment

Now that the leaves are down from most trees and shrubs, it is a good time to get into the landscape for a bit of appreciation and assessment. Without foliage and the colors of the growing season, beauty emerges from the form, flow, texture, and earth tones present in the landscape. You can see the…