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Life has gotten busier and busier, leaving little time to dedicate to those organizations that are near and dear to our hearts. But, there is something you can do that doesn’t add one single thing to your schedule.

Very Special Customer Pricing, Live Music (Emily Keener), Refreshments, Lottery Ticket Door Prizes

Love them or hate them, you’re bound to see them this month! But come to think about it, what a festive time of year to see such creatures. Don’t they just remind you of some other “special deer”, that perhaps can fly and help bring presents to little ones? Join in the spirit of the season and stop and smile when you see a deer this month.

It’s that time of year when you need to be thinking of all those visitors that may be coming to your front door. The last thing anyone needs is a slippery sidewalk or drive way.

“The Effort-Less Birdfeeder features a free-standing base, allowing it to be placed virtually anywhere – on patios or decks, in gardens or grass. When filled with 30 pounds of dry sand, the base is designed to keep the feeder stable and straight in all kinds of weather.” Good news for our Ohio winters!

During the giving season, we like to make it easier for you to spread the love to your loved ones. When you buy a $100 gift card, we’ll give you a $10 gift card FREE! You can give it to someone else, or keep it as a special treat for yourself.

INTERESTING FACT: Although they look nothing alike and aren’t particularly closely related, the White-throated Sparrow and the Dark-eyed Junco occasionally mate and produce hybrids. The resulting offspring look like grayish, dully marked White-throated Sparrows with white outer tail feathers.

Win FREE Bird Feed for a Year! Sign up in at The Rock Pile now through Dec 19th! Stop into the store and put your name in a drawing for a chance to win a year’s supply of any bag feed in our store! Ever been curious about a feed but never bought it? Well [...]

What a treat to find the Cedar Waxwing in your backyard!  This bird is a silky, shiny collection of brown, gray, and lemon-yellow, accented with a subdued crest, and brilliant-red wax droplets on the wing feathers. And how appropriate for this Halloween month, the Cedar Waxwing sports a bandit-like black mask!  In fall these birds [...]

Why is fall planting so good for plants? Fall often give us dependable rainfall so you are sure to have prime soil conditions!  In the fall, the warm soil encourages root growth.  Roots continue to grow through the winter. In early spring, roots continue to develop at a faster rate, and top growth begins. Fall-planted [...]

If you are out on a nature hike or enjoying some quiet inlet of Lake Erie you may catch a glimpse of the Great Blue Heron. One of the most common herons, it often barks like a dog when startled. Seen stalking small fish in shallow water, it will also strike at mice, squirrels and [...]

With so many people looking for new ways to spruce up their landscaping, we thought we’d offer another variety of decorative gravel.

If you’re convinced you’ll never be able to learn bird calls, start with the Gray Catbird. Once you’ve heard its catty mew you won’t forget it. Follow the sound into thickets and vine tangles and you’ll be rewarded by a somber gray bird with a black cap and bright rusty feathers under the tail. The [...]