Mosaic And Glass Butterfly Bath
6. Find the middle of the bowl and place the center orb for reference. Do not glue in place yet. Using ceramic tile adhesive, start gluing marbles around the center orb in circles, creating a starburst pattern. Sand ... [... more]
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Beckoning Butterflies
Provide plant diversity. Luckily, many home gardens already beckon adult butterflies. That's because butterflies are attracted to common annuals, perennials and flowering shrubs such as aster, abutilon (flowering ... [... more]
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Wildlife Garden
Success isn't always measured by bold beautiful blooms, but instead by the wildlife that those blooms attract into the garden. One of the hottest trends now is creating a backyard habitat for wildlife. A perfect ... [... more]
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Dazzling Dragonflies
Bees, flies, moths, butterflies and the occasional fellow dragonfly may be what's for dinner, but there are lots of predators that eat dragonflies, and that's especially true near water where these winged wonders ... [... more]
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Training Your Dog Not To Garden
Figure E Use raised beds (figure C). "You can create a much nicer vegetable garden, keep it well tilled and composted, and you can teach the dogs the same way you did with boundary training (figure D)--that this is ... [... more]
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Gardening With Chipmunks
A. As cute as they are, chipmunks can be a nuisance to the gardener. These adorable little rodents dig two- to three-inch-wide holes (with no soil mounded at the entrance), apparently preferring landscaped areas and ... [... more]
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Attracting Birds And Butterflies
Perennial flowers that come back year after year are a great long-term habitat for hummingbirds. Many species of native Penstemons offer a rainbow of colors, all of which are hummer favorites. Equally as appealing ... [... more]
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Enriched Bird Food Has Winter Benefits
During the growing season birds are the salvation of our gardens. They are nature's most perfect pest-control mechanism. If they become local residents in the garden, they consume the caterpillars that devil my ... [... more]
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Bat House
To learn more about bats, Rebecca invited Kathy Schwellenbach to show how to attract bats into your yard by building a bat house. Bats have gotten a bad rap, so Kathy debunks some of the misconceptions. You can ... [... more]
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A Custom Doghouse
Landscape architect Louise Leff chose a bare, shady corner of their garden, under a canopy of redwoods, for a cool spot for the doghouse. She recommends choosing a location that is not in full sun and that needs some ... [... more]
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Landscaping For Pets
The backyard in this episode is very plain with few redeeming qualities. A lone tree is near the center of the yard, shading the fenced area that lacks vegetation; there's also a large dog kennel. Host Rick ... [... more]
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Honeybee Haven
There are certain wild bees such as solitary and mason bees that, while less efficient, do help pollinate the flowers. These particular bees are also more active than domestic honeybees on cool, rainy days. You can ... [... more]
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