Mother Earth's Garden

I was watching the birds out the window this morning while I was enjoying my cup of coffee. There were quite a few cardinals, and even a blue jay enjoying themselves in my garden this morning.

I love seeing cardinals this time of year, they’re like a bright color patch on the landscape.
I enjoy feeding the birds through the winter months around our house. They’re fun to watch out the window during the cold winter days.
I’ve written about feeding the birds here at Mother Earth’s Garden in the past, here are some of my favorite bird feeding posts:

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This time of the year I always start thinking about the birds, and their journey to make it through the cold northern winters. I always try to add something to my garden to help them do just that.

I have several evergreen trees and bushes to help give them shelter, and several bushes and perennials with late season berries and seed heads to help feed them through the winter.
I also put a bird feeder out through the coldest months to fill in the gaps. I try to keep it filled through the winter. I usually let it sit …read more

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Attracting birds to your garden is not too difficult. If you have a variety of plants in your garden you are probably well on your way to creating a habitat suitable for the many birds who live in your area.
There are three things you need to nurture the birds living in your garden. You will need a regular source of food, shelter from the weather, and a water source the birds can depend on. There is one thing you do not need if you want birds to thrive in your garden, and that’s chemical sprays, or pesticides.
When you’re deciding what …read more

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