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Attracting woodpeckers
May 24, 2005 EST | Birding
On our old farm in southeast Ohio, we have a rather unusual means of landscaping the wide-open spaces of our yard. Eyeing the treeless expanse we inherited from the lawn-happy former owners of the property, we decided to take immediate...
Attracting blue martins
May 24, 2005 EST | Birding
There are thousands of martin houses put up throughout the continent that simply never had a chance of attracting purple martins in the first place. This has added to the mystique of attracting martins. The following are ten common mistakes...
Attracting butterflies
May 16, 2005 EST | Birding
Go ahead-indulge your passions for gardening and for beautiful butterflies. Your passions may turn out to have beneficial implications for all of us as you create new populations of butterflies. You're about to Read • Butterflies • Caterpillar Food Plants...
Bird gardening
May 13, 2005 EST | Birding
From the starlings that nest in the eaves of our rooftops to the geranium that sits potted on our front porch, our environment is filled with exotic plants and animals. Plants, in particular, represent a large portion of the exotics...
10 tips to attracting hummingbirds
May 11, 2005 EST | Birding
The hummingbirds are coming soon (if they haven't already returned to your backyard and garden). Here are my top ten things to do to attract (and keep) hummingbirds in your backyard. Summarize the 10 tips: 1. Add a new native...
Controlling garden pests naturally
May 04, 2005 EST | Birding , Gardening
Traditional methods of garden pest control have included toxic chemicals and traps that can cause suffering to the animals they catch. With many American gardening sheds stocked with enough chemicals to do away with the entire family and more sensitivity...
