Winter Interest in the Snowbelt

By chelle
February 16, 2015

Creating winter interest and a pleasant view once your prized evergreen shrubs are buried for the duration, and after your brightly colored berries have been consumed by wildlife, can be done, but think hip-height or higher, and plan for more than one focal point.

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Feb 16, 2015 4:46 AM CST
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Name: Vicki
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Thank you Chelle - I especially love the last photo with all the birds. SWEET Lovey dubby Lovey dubby
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Feb 16, 2015 6:01 AM CST
Name: Vickie
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I agree Nicely written and beautiful pictures to give as examples. Well done, Chelle!
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Feb 16, 2015 7:45 AM CST
Name: David Paul
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Winter Wonderful. Love your article! Thumbs up I tip my hat to you.
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Feb 16, 2015 8:43 AM CST
Name: Michele Roth
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Thanks!

Just in from farm chores and bird feeding, and I'll tell ya, it's a much better day for window-watching than actually being out in it! Just above zero right now, but an improvement from yesterday's below zero start. An hour out in it fixing fence is just about all my frozen feet can take! Rolling my eyes. The birds seem happy enough, though I'm sure I don't know how they can be, except for the fact that they do have food. Smiling
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Feb 16, 2015 10:10 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Chelle, Stunning, just stunning and great advice regarding attracting birds to the garden! Thumbs up
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Feb 16, 2015 1:49 PM CST
Name: Rita
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Very well written and informative! Great job.
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Feb 16, 2015 5:13 PM CST
Name: Mary Stella
Chester, VA (Zone 7b)
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I guess I will give the feeder thing another try. I also hung one in a tree right over my garden. Grumbling What a mess. Then I had seed in my shed and attracted every mouse in the area who bypassed the seed to gnaw my plants to perdition. Maybe if the feeder is in the middle of the lawn out back in the yard I won't attract mice, won't grow weeds I can't mow. We have a pond so the birds drink and bath in the falls regularly. Might be able to manage a heated dog dish in winter. We'll see. Thanks for all your work on the article. Great with pictures for examples. Hurray! Hurray!
From -60 Alaska to +100 Virginia. Wahoo
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Feb 16, 2015 7:16 PM CST
Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
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Glad you liked it, Mary.

BTW, I've done all of those things as well. Now I keep the seed bags in the house and right next to kitty's feed bowl. He protects them very well. Big Grin Seed kept outdoors (for our turkeys) is kept in their shed and inside a metal trash can with a tight-fitting lid. Plastic cans won't stop them, they just chew a hole right through it.
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Feb 16, 2015 7:23 PM CST
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
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Good article Chelle, and beautiful pictures as always.

Karen
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Feb 16, 2015 7:27 PM CST
Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
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Thanks Karen. Smiling
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