It doesn’t have to be New Year’s Day to make a new resolution. Any time’s a good time to decide to change habits and practices for the better. One great resolution to make anytime is to find ways to use … Continue reading
Feeding our feathered friends is not only beneficial to the birds, helping them sustain themselves through the sparse winter months, but it’s also a great amount of fun. Nothing brightens a dull winter landscape like the colorful flitting and fluttering … Continue reading
Why not help your favorite winter birds stay warm and full during those chilly months. It’s as easy as following these step-by-step directions for making a pinecone bird feeder. Sticky Pinecone Bird Feeder Materials you will need for each pinecone … Continue reading
By Joyce Driemeyer Every seed company seems to have developed and marketed a multitude of hybrid basils. Many have fancy names, but I wonder if some are varieties of the same plants we have known for years. Sweet basil (Ocimum … Continue reading
On a particularly warm May afternoon, a walk through a piece of prairie reveals a blue as blue as the spring sky. The false indigo (Baptisia australis) is in full bloom among the young grasses and forbs in the Whitmire … Continue reading
