Tree Trimming for the Birds

– Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County OSU Extension

Happy New Year Readers!

Now that you’ve enjoyed your tree, re-purpose it for the birds!

A new year lays before us with a whole calendar of days to fill with aspirations and memories in the making. Over the past year, many of us have learned to embrace the moment, find joy in the little things, and tell people how much we care about them every chance we get, knowing that tomorrow is waiting on the horizon, but not promised to each of us. I hope that each day you will wake with a sense of purpose and that on the days that purpose seems lost, you will persist to another bright morning.

Something that brings me joy in the mornings of cold winters is the colorful flutter of songbirds at my bird feeder. The area in which we live is prime for a variety of songbirds to inhabit with a plentiful mix of grassy meadows, early successional, and mid-successional forests. A fun way to draw songbirds close to your windows for viewing is to recycle your live Christmas tree into a Continue reading

The Winter, 2020 Newsletter is Posted Here

Find the Master Gardener, Winter 2020-21 Newsletter, “Through the Vine” posted here in PDF format. Articles include:

  • Does the Woolly Bear Caterpillar Predict Winter Weather?
  • CONNIE’S CORNER
  • AHA! Children’s Learning Garden Receives State Master Gardener Excellence Award
  • Wagnall’s Library Learning Gardens Receives State Master Gardener Award in Environmental Horticulture Category
  • What Will the Holiday Season Look Like for You?
  • Food Waste During the Holidays
  • The Holiday Traditions of Rosemary
  • How I Overwinter Geraniums
  • A Gardener’s Winter Wait
  • Purple Passion Vine (Passiflora, Maypop)
  • The Gracious Snowdrop
  • Shepherd’s Corner Ecology Center
  • Winter Gardening for Old Folks
  • The Gardener’s Book of Color by Andrew Lawson
  • Praying Mantis Musings
  • Fairfield County Ag Center is Still Open for Business via Appointments
  • In and Around the Garden—You Won’t Want to Miss It!