Before you toss those aluminum cans into the trash bin, know that there's a simple DIY project that can turn them into great decorative pieces for your yard.

Your backyard is a bustling ecosystem filled with fascinating creatures that often go unnoticed. These small animals play vital roles in maintaining balance in your garden, from pest control to ...

Leave some perennial garden plants standing through winter. Seeds from thistles, Black-eyed Susan, Coneflower, asters, sedums ...

Birdbaths are the classic way to attract birds to your yard, but they're not always the right option. Here are some ...

Until recently, listening to a podcast was a now-and-then thing for me. Now I can’t get enough. Podcasts about birds and birding are my new toy. Getting hearing aids was a catalyst. When I ...

Bird feeders will bring some colorful visitors to your yard, but keeping them clean can be a lot of work. Avoid using these products at at all costs.

Want more birds in your yard? These 9 unexpected foods—beyond basic birdseed—can bring in a wider variety of species.

When multiple feeders hang too close together, dominant birds can guard them and chase others off. Spacing units roughly twenty to twenty-five feet apart creates separate feeding zones and reduces ...

In a Pittsfield backyard, a juvenile red-tailed hawk learns to hunt through a series of failed chases, stolen kills and hard-earned lessons. It is a vivid look at nature’s unsentimental ...

The annual Great Backyard Bird Count kicked off today, inviting people of all ages and experience levels to observe and ...

The Fallbrook Garden Club is pleased to welcome a well-known garden photojournalist and author, Debra Lee Baldwin, as the ...

Proposal by Lemon Grove advocates would extend current law banning retail sale of bred dogs, cats and rabbits to include birds ...