A Decorative Bird Feeder - A Great Garden Ornament
Gardens are meant to be beautiful places where you can find peace. You can always make your garden an even lovelier place by choosing your garden ornaments carefully. One excellent thing that can make your garden very special would be a decorative bird feeder, to which you can add your touches to make it truly yours.
One of the things you can do with your decorative bird feeder is to make it look like your house. You can get the right paint, use similar shutters and windows - even if you begin with a plain wooden decorative bird feeder, with a little effort, you can transform it completely.
If using a bird feeder as a garden ornament it can be mounted on a pole. It’s necessary to consider the squirrel or raccoon activity in the surrounding area before placing a decorative bird feeder anywhere in the garden. If there is a problem with either of these pesky critters, it’s essential to mount the feeder in a high location away from any possible jumping points. The last thing you’ll want is to spend time making a decorative bird feeder, only to be destroyed by a squirrel or raccoon.
If you can be sure that animals like squirrels and raccoons are not likely to damage your decorative bird feeder, you will have plenty of other options, as far as where you want to place them is concerned. You can just place it somewhere where it will look nice, like perhaps the gazebo, or even something as simple as a window sill. You can also hang it from places, maybe on your patio or from a tree that looks right for it. No matter what you do, the birds in your neighborhood are sure to love it as much as you do.
You could always build your decorative bird feeder yourself, if you’re willing to put in the effort. There will be a lot of pictures that you can refer to, both online and in plenty of gardening magazines and books. With them as a starting point, you can give free rein to your imagination. Otherwise, you can find very pretty decorative bird feeders online or in your local gardening shops, which is an easier option.
Gary Pearson on October 17th 2008 in Gardening
