Focus on Natives: Possumhaw Holly (Ilex decidua)

This time of year, when the garden scene is mostly brown with a splash of green, there is one plant which steals the show with red berries. Last week when taking our grandson to swim lessons, we passed by a row of them gracing the edge of the street along Lake Anna in Barberton. I wanted to know more about this tree and really hoped it was native. Continue reading Focus on Natives: Possumhaw Holly (Ilex decidua)

Tips from the Yard: Feeding the Birds that Visit our Yards

Welcome to a new project called Tips from the Yard.

It’s a resurrection with a new twist. In the past this was a newsletter about bird feeding now it will include some thoughts on gardening and our other friends and foes in the yard.Downy Woodpecker hanging on a suet feeder and a platform feeder on the ground below.

Let’s start with a review of how we can feed the birds that visit our yards.

There are 3 major types of feeders: Continue reading Tips from the Yard: Feeding the Birds that Visit our Yards