Help Feed the Birds- September 15, 2008 Fall and Winter is for the birds! Actually, its not. We are starting to see signs of colder weather in the northern U.S. and it's time to start thinking about keeping your backyard birds happy all winter if they do not migrate. Even in Southern states, it can become difficult for birds to find food. Many of your local stores need to increase the price of bird feed during the winter because it takes up valuable shelf space and it doesn't "move quickly". Not at http:www.backyardstyle.com - our...http://www.backyardstyle.com/blog/2008/09/help-feed-birds.html Special Autumn Pond Care - September & October- September 4, 2008 I love Labor day, but when Labor day arrives, I realize that the "closing of my pond" is just around the corner.Or more accurately .. just around the Indian Summer. (We normally get an Indian summer here in Michigan)Labor Day has come and gone.Special autumn pond care is necessary when the plants and fish begin going dormant in cooler weather. When temperatures start dropping ponds require that we slow down or stop many things we did daily or weekly during the hot summer months.When the average.http://www.backyardstyle.com/blog/2008/09/special-autumn-pond-care-september.html |