Birdbath
Install a birdbath to attract birds and butterflies to your garden. Birdbaths come in a variety of styles -- perfect for any landscape.
Decorate a precast concrete birdbath with tile to liven up your garden or landscape.
"A precast concrete birdbath is inexpensive and functional but not … Time About three hours for a 24-inch birdbath Tools Tape measure, rubber mallet … determined by the size and depth of the birdbath bowl. Compute the area of the bowl …"
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… rise to new heights with this sturdy pedestal you can make from scraps of 4 x 4s. Seal a terra-cotta saucer to use as a birdbath , or simply set a blooming plant on the pedestal. You'll need elementary carpentry skills. Omit the chamfers and the decorative …
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A Simple, Late-Summer Perennial Garden Plan
Seven perennials and one annual provide colors and textures throughout the growing season. A decorative birdbath adds a focal point.
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Mismatched pots and saucers have never looked so beautiful! Michele Beschen makes these cast-offs into gorgeous pedestals, birdbaths, and more!
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… that will serve as the mold for your birdbath . Cover the excavation with a 1-inch … about 40 pounds. If you use more, the birdbath will be extremely heavy to move. Add … Improve the traction of a smooth-surface birdbath by placing gravel in it. Situate a birdbath …
Great Budget-Friendly Gifts for Gardeners
… in style. Fill this low, soothing-green glazed-ceramic birdbath with water, set it in your garden, and watch feathered guests … The decorative doves are removable. A fair-trade product, Bird Bath with Doves is made in Vietnam. 5 inches high; 11 inches in …
Haunting Halloween Crafts with Skeletons and Tombstones
… skeleton and arrange the arms, legs, and head in a petrifying pose. To give the tombstone an aged look, randomly brush on a light coat of verdigris green paint. A handful of creepy crows sit perched on a bird bath creating an eerie scene.
Garden Plans with Water in a Starring Role
… is dressed up even more with a simple birdbath . Garden size: 16 by 10 feet. This … end of the season. And a well-placed birdbath rewards feathered visitors who stop by … with this butterfly-garden plan. The birdbath provides butterflies a place to drink …
Cast in Stone: DIY Landscape Accent
… basin settles easily into the garden's edge where feathered friends can drop in to drink, splash, and bathe. Form your birdbath in the garden by scooping out a shallow hole, shaping a 15-inch-wide and 3-inch-deep mold in the soil. Press bits …
Create a Backyard Wildlife Habitat
… lurking cats and other predators, place a birdbath a few feet from a tree or shrub so the … as added enticements, and provide a birdbath heater in the winter when below-freezing … sources undrinkable. Above all, keep your birdbath clean. Add fresh water daily, and scrub …