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A Garden for Birds
United States
Приєднався 15 лис 2022
Welcome to A Garden for Birds, I'm so glad you're here! On this gardening channel, Mother Nature is the main show, and I’m just her nerdy sidekick!
I have always loved gardens and landscape design - but it wasn't until I planted my first native garden that I learned the joy of watching birds and pollinators eat, sleep, and raise their young in my garden...and now I'm hooked! Join me as I do my best to make my backyard a pollinator and bird habitat by planting to provide food, shelter, and places to raise their sweet little families!
I have always loved gardens and landscape design - but it wasn't until I planted my first native garden that I learned the joy of watching birds and pollinators eat, sleep, and raise their young in my garden...and now I'm hooked! Join me as I do my best to make my backyard a pollinator and bird habitat by planting to provide food, shelter, and places to raise their sweet little families!
3 Simple Tips To Reduce Your Lawn - WITHOUT Irritating The Neighbors!
Want to reduce your lawn but not sure where to start? These 3 easy tips might help!
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Check out @ydoyougarden design series here! It’s a must watch!
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Also check out @Caroline_Winkler - her interior design and organization ideas are incredibly practical and helpful!
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Submit your garden for the chance at a free design!
www.jotform.com/form/243185029696163
Check out @ydoyougarden design series here! It’s a must watch!
ua-cam.com/play/PL_w8-hUW4JND2eorMJstVmmfKQwpe7urf.html&si=QJ_NIRzdYACLBsnj
Also check out @Caroline_Winkler - her interior design and organization ideas are incredibly practical and helpful!
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Відео
Become A Conservationist - RIGHT In Your Own BACKYARD!
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A garden can be a place for plant conservation - I learned that from @SKWildflowerRescueNursery 💓 Join me as I search for beautiful native plants, right in my own backyard! Music from audiojungle.net: "Sad (We Will Meet Again)" by Silent_Station Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:25 A Fun Discovery! 02:41 Genetics are Important! 03:35 Why Your Garden Is Important! 05:25 Getting Started 08:58 To Dig, or N...
Unlock The Magic Of LIVING Soil - With THIS Simple Ingredient!
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Our soil health affects our plant health, and we already have everything we need to help our soil heal itself! Join me as I learn about all the tiny little things that make our soil healthy! Music credit: Crystal Twinkling by SoundsGround from audiojungle.net
The reason my Butterfly Bush has no butterflies…
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I’ve been surprised at how few pollinators are visiting my Butterfly Bush this year. It used to be bustling with life - so what’s different now?? Well, I think it’s my garde - the pollinators are mostly choosing different plants now! Join me as we discover what they’re eating!
Why Your Pollinator Garden NEEDS Specialist Host Plants!
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A pollinator garden isn’t complete unless you’re planting for SPECIALIST pollinators! They are important but overlooked, and many have become rare and endangered - but we can plant for them and LOOK for them! Join me as I explore some special host plants we can plant in our very own gardens!
ONE Thing Every Pollinator Garden Needs MORE OF!
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Weeds got you down? They're worth a closer look! Join me as I discover some pollinator favorites, delivered right to my garden!
GOOD! - We’re HEALTHIER When We Garden!
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Winter is hard - and can lead to some real madness! But planning for spring can get us through!
Don't Sweat Your HOA! - See MORE LIFE When You LOSE Some Lawn!
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Lawns become dead zones with almost no ecological value to pollinators and other wildlife. But we have so many wonderful things to gain, if we can just give back some of that old lawn!
Battling For My Bluebird House!
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Hanging a Bluebird house is easy. Getting Bluebirds safely inside is a whole other story! Join me on my journey to provide safe shelter for Bluebirds - and learn from my mistakes!
Unless You’re ALSO Doing THIS!
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DON’T hang that bird feeder…UNLESS…you’re also doing THIS! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:19 "Ecological Traps" 00:54 Feed Baby Birds! 03:35 "Sense of Place" 04:08 Grassland Birds 04:50 Got Water? 05:36 Bug Management
Attract MORE Birds! Seed-Producing FLOWERS They LOVE!
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There’s nothing better than watching birds snack on seeds grown right in your own garden! Here are some amazing plants that are incredible for any habitat garden! Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:24 1 01:18 2 02:23 3 03:15 Skip fall cleanup! 03:55 4 04:22 5 05:19 6 07:02 7 07:40 8 08:51 9 09:35 10 11:11 11 11:45 12 12:40 13 13:30 14 14:15 15 15:00 Seed nutrition 15:30 16
Attract MORE Birds! BERRY-Producing Shrubs They LOVE!
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Native shrubs that produce berries are an AWESOME way to provide food for North American birds, especially for migration and over wintering! And these beauties will help attract more birds to your garden! Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:06 1 02:08 2 02:51 3 03:46 4 04:11 5 05:22 6 05:54 7 06:25 8 06:41 9 06:57 10 07:45 11 08:32 12 09:08 Winter is hard!
How To Support Monarch Populations Right In Your Own Garden!
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Monarchs need help urgently - and our gardens can HELP! Join me in planning our gardens to include all the habitat essentials Monarch butterflies need! Music: "Alive" Musician: @iksonmusic Chapters 00:00 Monarchs Need Help! 00:23 Do No Harm - Pt 1 01:18 Do No Harm - Pt 2 01:50 Milkweed! 3:36 Where To Buy 04:00 Puddling Stations! 04:46 Nectar!
Habitat Gardening Changed My Life!
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My habitat garden has changed me in ways I never could have imagined. 💕 Music from audiojungle.net “Emotional Inspiring Piano“ by AlexanderSizonenko
Why Your Weeds Might Be The MOST IMPORTANT Habitat Plants!
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Why Your Weeds Might Be The MOST IMPORTANT Habitat Plants!
GORGEOUS Fall Color - WITHOUT Burning Bush!
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GORGEOUS Fall Color - WITHOUT Burning Bush!
TRANSFORM Your Garden To A FIREFLY Habitat!
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TRANSFORM Your Garden To A FIREFLY Habitat!
All Great Gardeners Have ONE Thing In Common…
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All Great Gardeners Have ONE Thing In Common…
BETTER Flowers for MONARCHS and Pollinators! -- (Ditch Your Daylilies!)
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BETTER Flowers for MONARCHS and Pollinators! (Ditch Your Daylilies!)
Build A Pollinator Garden - In The SKY!
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Build A Pollinator Garden - In The SKY!
STARTING OVER with my Pollinator Garden!
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STARTING OVER with my Pollinator Garden!
3 Websites EVERY Habitat Gardener Should Know!
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3 Websites EVERY Habitat Gardener Should Know!
BETTER Shrubs for BIRDS + POLLINATORS! - (Ditch Your Forsythia!)
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BETTER Shrubs for BIRDS POLLINATORS! - (Ditch Your Forsythia!)
Is There a BOUNTY on Your Trees?? -- (Bradford Pear Buybacks!)
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Is There a BOUNTY on Your Trees?? (Bradford Pear Buybacks!)
RESCUING Wild Flowers the Pollinators LOVE! 💓 (Part 1)
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RESCUING Wild Flowers the Pollinators LOVE! 💓 (Part 1)
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I love this video. So easy to understand. Can you please tell me what landscape software are you using?
You brilliantly simplified garden design for all of us. Your examples were varied and also detailed. Kudos. You helped me and I’m going to try on some aspects of my design I’m not happy with. I presume you used photoshop ? Really cool
Thank you so much, that’s incredibly kind! This was an app called iScape - it can also do virtual 3D designs, which is pretty cool!
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Thanks for your video. I have been slowly removing the grass in my 1 acre yard. Videos like yours help me to envision things I could do.
That's awesome!! 🙌 We're also on about an acre - can be a big project, but lots of fun!
Yay, just discovered your channel and am sort of starting my gardening journey in MD. Not exactly sure what to start since the current garden plot will be knocked out sometime this year when we renovate.
Welcome, glad to have you here! Yeah, I have to wait on gardening a few areas that will have to be dug up for some infrastructure, which is bumming me out! But planning in the interim can help us hit the ground running once the ground is ready!
Thank you for this wonderful video. It distills garden design down to the most important principles with explanations, humor and real-life examples. I don't understand my own garden, so that's principle 1 violated. I will now attempt to channel my inner Monet - after all, he first painted his garden with flowers before setting brush to canvas. Perennials last a long time, and I am beginning to appreciate that they deserve more than the "I can always move it later" approach. Perfect timing for a fun winter project! 🙂
I don't understand my own garden half the time either 😅 - I too have some spaces where I've placed perennials somewhat temporarily, and need to get my plan together! Hope you submitted your garden for a chance at a design! Looking at other people's spaces helps me understand the challenges and concerns that might be useful to talk about in future videos! Hope you have a Happy Holidays!
So interesting!
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
This is such a great video! Very helpful guidelines and examples.
Thank you so much, that's very kind!
Native wildflowers provide a place to lay eggs, a meal for caterpillars, pollen for insects and seeds for birds. Using a chemical spray on public land should be illegal. If the Department of Transportation needs work for their employees, perhaps they could hand weed or collect seeds, not just mow and spray chemicals.
Yeah, sadly it seems like they do these broadcast treatments probably to save time - along the same strip that was sprayed, you could also see where they'd done a deep cut back of the taller vegetation. It hardly made a dent in the invasive species, but the natives sure got knocked back. 😕
Great advice! I garden for the birds, which is quite different than being a butterfly gardener imo. 😊 However, the principles are similar...using native plants that are already adapted to the landscape. Because I am in an HOA, I chose to use native shrubs and plants and not perennial/annual flowers that have a tendency to look messy when too many are planted to achieve a cottage garden look (this also triggers neighbor complaints). As a senior, this is far less work because I chose shrubs that have beautiful blooms in the spring and fall. I am in zone 9b where May thru Sept is extremely hot, which puts the bloom cycle of the shrubs into dormancy until just before Thanksgiving.😂 More importantly, the shrubs and trees have edible berries for the birds which increases the fantastic show at the bird feeders. 🌴🌴🌴
So wonderful that you're gardening for the birds! It's so wonderful seeing them eat from our gardens, it's hard to put into words! And to produce berries your shrubs need to first produce flowers, which naturally becomes a pollinator garden! Wonderful stuff! 💓
I unfortunately started my garden with native perennials and now 5 years later that I don’t want to keep dividing them I am replacing quite a few with small native shrubs . I am struggling with placement of the shrubs since I have a very tiny piece of property and so many native shrubs go to over 3 feet.
You have to be so careful because yes some natives get entirely too large and unruly for most small lots. They are coming out with smaller cultivars thank goodness.
Small spaces can be so challenging! I'm not sure what area you're in, but New Jersey Tea is a compact shrub that is drought tolerant and I believe also of little interest for deer/rabbits. It's a bee magnet, and you can make tea from the leaves! I've been trying to figure out a place for some in my own garden, I've heard it's a very easygoing garden plant! Here's an example so you can check out what it looks like and some more info on it: www.prairienursery.com/new-jersey-tea-ceanothus-americanus.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqfyCFe4FgVwf1hYbR77ICHRVHdBPtFZ5k3FjnoHqWQoCn2GByD
Great demo … just subscribed
Thanks so much, means a lot! Awesome - welcome aboard!
I like your ideas and video was fun to watch. Signs like “Polinator Friendly Garden” go a long way to help people understand or at least tolerate the season when things aren’t so beautiful. If I could do our street-side garden over I’d probably allow for a strip of lawn for between the native plants garden and street. (Folks love neat and tidy) However I’ve trimmed to keep the front foot short so it still has interest just not flopping onto the street.
Thank you! Yes, signs can be a great way to foster good will! I’ve found quite a few perennials do well with a “Chelsea chop” and can stay compact and still bloom! Plant height does seem to be a strong factor in how the neighbors will respond, for better or worse! 😅
What program are you using for designing?
This was an app called iScape
Hello. What’s the name of the program you’re using? That would really help with developing my front and backyards.
Hello! I’m using iScape here - it’s a bit of an investment but they sometimes offer a deal for a year subscription!
Great video! Thanks for mentioning Yulia, she has been a great inspiration for many of us gardeners.
Love Yulia! She’s a genius and has such a down to earth presence - and I love her gentle advocacy for native plants!
@@gardenforbirds Agreed! I am trying to add more and more native plants to our garden every year. Thanks for all your info on the subject. I live in Northern Illinois and have come to love our native perennials.
This is great! I’ve been adding natives to my yard over the last 5 years, and wish I’d had a plan from the beginning. I’m curious what app you’re using for designing. I’ve been searching for one that has native plants included. I love your videos. I completely agree that if we can make our native gardens appeal to our neighbors, they’ll hopefully start to plant them also!
That’s awesome! I think many of us design as we go, but it can be fun to step back and imagine new ideas for our gardens! This app is called iScape - unfortunately not free, but it does some to have some decent representation of native plants for some regions of N. America! I think you can also upload your own renderings for plants but I haven’t tried that yet!
I have a subscription to SimplyScapes, which I think is the same thing. I use it on my laptop. You can submit requests for them to add plants!
Love this! And your Caroline Winkler mention is the crossover of my dreams.
She’s the best! I’ve taken so much of her advice, love her channel! 💓
First, I absolutely love your videos. Thank you. I really appreciate the sweet and kind attitude you have towards the idea of neighbours who object, since my attitude is generally “let them riot.” When designing my (tiny) front yard, I read about the landscaper Capability Brown, since my house is 170 years old and fits an antique aesthetic. It’s interesting how modern techniques are similar to what people did long ago. Keep doing what you’re doing! It’s wonderful.
Haha, this video is kind of hoping to help people build confidence to make big changes to their garden. But the video I link to in the end screen has more of a “let them riot” vibe! 😅 We can do our best, but at the end of the day we should be empowered to do what we think is right!
I have one called Silver Nightshade, I thought of it as a weed, then read it’s a specialist for a native bee. Now I’ll let it settle in where it wants to live on the east side of the house.
Just looked it up - it's a beauty! We also get some nightshades that I don't disturb, so long as they're outside of our fence where our kiddos can't reach them! I believe they're quite poisonous, so just something to be mindful of if you've got little ones or pets about!
This was very helpful, thanks! I’m in SE Arizona, so need a different plant mix, but concepts are still good.
There are some very cool plants in Arizona! I'm much less familiar with where to get them, but I've had good luck in my area searching online for "native plant nursery" or something similar!
I forgot to mention, I’m using an app called iScape to make these designs! It’s unfortunately not free, but it’s fun to work with and can even do virtual 3D designs! Submit your garden for the chance at a free design! www.jotform.com/form/243185029696163 Check out @ydoyougarden design series here! It’s a must watch! ua-cam.com/play/PL_w8-hUW4JND2eorMJstVmmfKQwpe7urf.html&si=QJ_NIRzdYACLBsnj Also check out @Caroline_Winkler - her interior design and organization ideas are incredibly practical and helpful! ua-cam.com/video/xRGXi1aTh1w/v-deo.htmlsi=0oHw_oqYnWQpLvuU
I live in Alberta Canada and even though we are not in the same country, region or growing zone…I have learned so many things from your videos. I have been converting (every year I add more Native Alberta Plants) and expanding my flower beds (enlarging and making new flower beds…less lawn more plants ❤). Thank you for your great videos and helping the pollinators and birds.
That’s so wonderful! I hope you’re being rewarded with lots of wildlife moving in as you expand! Thank you for what you’re doing!
I've seen forsythia in the understory of Eastern woodlands. Someone donated it to our pollinator garden before I learned it's invasive and not native. It's gotta go .
I studied our Forsythia carefully while it was in bloom last spring, and only ever saw one wasp that appeared to be eating the pollen. I’m not positive, but it looked to be an Asian wasp - which might explain why it recognized it as food! So for me, it makes good sense to replace it in favor of something our North American insects can eat! 💓
Monarchs were just announced as endangered. love your videos
Yes, finally! I hope now that some meaningful protections can be implemented to give them a fair shot 💓
I really love your channel. love your videos
Thank you so much!
love your videos!!!!!
Thank you so much!
let leaf litter lie! Merry Christmas 2024 & Happy New Year 2025. Thanks for posting throughout another great growing year
@@mrstacyj9496 A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
The juncos have returned, the owls are calling, and the fridge is full of seeds. Time to add more rows to next year's spreadsheet, and another column: goldfinch food Y/N.
@@mm-qd1ho One day I hope to be as organized as to have a spreadsheet! 😀
lol you crack me up. Yes, I planted many specialist bee native plants just for the endangered specialists
That’s awesome! Great work!!
my birds love beauty berry and there are native varieties of it as well.
wow, this video made me stop. What a beautiful way of continuing his impact in nature! thank you for what you do, and now I feel inspired! I'm also in Maryland and would love to join you on any garden adventures you may seek!!
Thank you for the very kind words!! Awesome to meet a fellow Marylander!!
That snake footage was nightmare fuel.....😮
Pretty cool, and pretty terrifying! 😂
Great info, thank you!
That is one chonky bee!
😅 He is!
You know what This video gave me the modivation to start killing my lawn right now (It should be getting very snowy soon, last winter was weird and so it didn’t work right, but I’m going to use cardboard to help kill the grass over the winter, same spots as last time)
Awesome!! 🙌 I’m currently working on a video about some garden design tips to reduce lawn - I’ve been wanting to do it for a while, and am hoping it might be helpful to people starting on this kind of adventure!
Very well done!
Thank you so much!!
I recently joined the North Carolina Native Plant Society, because I would like to include native plants to my permaculture food forest in order to create biodiversity. I was not aware of this aspect of conservation and plant rescue. Thank you for this information. It will take my native planting to a whole new level.
That’s awesome!! I think the combination of growing food for both people and wildlife is so fun and fulfilling!!
@ I am just getting started, but I am very excited about it.
Beautiful tribute and wonderful video. I love the work you are doing with this channel. Good stuff 😊
Thank you so much! So appreciate the kind words and support!
My mom's doing this to her garden :D she has those heath asters and purple asters interspersed with her roses. She also has a few golden rods planted everywhere. They look gorgeous in flower arrangements and the bees love them. And since we got so many bees, we ended up with an over abundance of produce from the backyard garden
That’s so awesome! And I love that you had more food production as a result, noticing how everything is connected, and how your mom’s approach to gardening is mutually beneficial is so rewarding!
Really enjoyed this video! You've put in impressive effort, and it’s great to see the quality here. I know how much effort goes into making videos like this, and it's inspiring to see your dedication. I work on UA-cam and offer services to help channels like yours grow even faster. If you’re interested in some tailored tips, feel free to replay. Keep up the awesome work!
Thank you very much for the incredibly kind words!
@@gardenforbirds Great connecting with fellow creators here! If you're curious about strategies or just want to chat, you can catch me on the usual creator spots. Keep thriving!
Lovely and info packed. Thank you. A kindred spirit in Mo.
Thank you for the kind words! Always wonderful to find a kindred spirit!
I've been collecting for years :)
Yes! That’s awesome!! 🙌
We have converted about 30% of our yard to native plants so far. I find myself and my kids spending so much more time outside. I used to love to go to the local botanical gardens. Now I just go into the backyard.
Yes, that's awesome! I've found the same - an engaging outdoor space is pretty hard to resist! (And I believe everyone momentarily turns back into a kid when they see an interesting bug! 😃)
So grateful for your sharing. Your channel is a breath of fresh air!
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Just subscribed because I’m doing the same in my local area. Mainly just for a hobby but trying to find the lots that will be developed soon first to try and get the various native and even non native species I noticed the pollinators flock too. 2:34 as I type this is all so awesome!! Can’t wait to deep dive and watch more videos!! 🤙
Awesome! Welcome aboard!! Always excited to hear about other people gardening for habitat!
This was inspiring! Steve inspired you, now you are passing it on. This is perfect timing too. I think I will get the children around me involved, at least on our property. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you so much for the continued support! Steve was definitely an inspiration!
Keep your eye on vacant lots. I found one in September and collected a Solidago and a Eupatorium perfoliatum. 2 weeks later it was mowed.
Yes, that's a great suggestion! Vacant lots feel like they're just waiting for someone to come in and build something, which usually means they'll clear out everything that's growing there. 😕