Peace, Love, and Bees?
The more bees visiting your pretty flowers, the more pollinating is being done.
DetailsPollinators – Bees are essentials for plants
Over the past few years, the price of produce has been climbing in direct proportion to the decline of pollinators.
DetailsHow to Make a Geode
by The Earth (as told to Amy)
1. Create a cavity deep within an existing rock. You can do this 2 different ways: either by trapping a pocket of gas (or water) in cooling lava, or – if you’re so inclined- bury something inside a rock that will decay (wood, coral or dissolvable minerals) and leave you with the cavity you require. Think of it as a mini-cave, and a cave as sometimes a giant geode.
DetailsBluebirds at The Rock Pile
We’ve got Bluebirds!! Frankly, we’re completely surprised. Against all the well-researched advice for bluebird boxes, they’ve set up residence
DetailsRed-winged Blackbird
If you haven’t heard them yet, they’ll be here soon! Red-winged Blackbirds prefer marshes, wetlands, retention ponds, anywhere there’s standing water
DetailsSandstone, Barn Stone and You
Sandstone, barn stone, sandstone curbing for your landscaping project. Add old world charm to your outdoor setting.
DetailsGravel Driveway Blues? We have gravel for driveways!
This has been a long, hard winter for everyone, but especially on those of us with gravel driveways. Shoveling and plowing, snowing and thawing are just a few of the not-gravel-driveway-friendly activities that have happened in abundance this year.
DetailsAttracting Birds with Color
Because birds are so attuned to color, you can use it in your yard creatively to attract birds, particularly in late fall and winter when a monochrome landscape makes it more noticeable.
DetailsNesting Season & How You Can Help
Breeding season is the one time of year that birds cannot escape danger by flying away. For as long as the egg-hatching and fledgling takes, they’re all stuck at the nest.
DetailsBluebirds Returning to Ohio
Some of our customers have reported seeing Eastern Bluebirds in their yards recently! They (the birds, not the customers) normally are south at this time of year and return in early spring.…
DetailsSnowy Owls
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we like that wise…
Details3 Easy Ways to Keep Your Feed Fresh & Dry
You may have noticed that we’re having some weather! In order to make winter a little easier on your outdoor friends, make sure the food you put out stays fresh…
DetailsRustic Silhouettes
These unique rusty metal bird silhouettes will add interest to any garden landscape. Mount to wooden stakes, posts, deck rails, fences, tree branches, blocks of wood, even on top of…
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