Blogging in Myrtle Glen

The edible bird house is much-loved by the birds in Myrtle Glen. 

The seeds are glued on to a wooden bird house I bought at an Arts & Crafts store with edible glue made with whole wheat flour, corn syrup, gelatin and water. Black sunflower seeds, wild bird seed mix, peanuts, raisins and cranberries are yummy treats for the birds. 

As soon as all is picked off, I clean the bird house and make it again

This Fundraiser party was just wonderful!

Thanks to 40 generous guests Kristin raised $800 for  ’Walk for the Cure’ .

Thank you to all for coming to this little get-together. Everyone enjoyed the good company,  perfect weather,  and yummy treats. 

Teas in several flavors, hot and cold are waiting for the guests. 

The garden was decorated in the Tea theme with Teacup posies, candles, lanterns and torches.

Sitting areas were set up throughout the garden

I offered several of my hand formed hypertufa planters for sale to support the Fundraiser

This is what I received in a  forwarded email, thank you so much for this compliment:

Well…The Tea at Twilight in Myrtle Glen was exquisite!! Everything was perfect….the gardens were groomed to the highest degree – there was even a little hummingbird, and you KNOW I love that!The folks were all pretty and friendly…a couple of little fires were burning…one in a little firebowl and the other in a chimenea.. …..sweet smoke mingled with the fragrances of many different flowers and plants! Of course, I couldn’t resist the brush of the rosemary in the herb garden! There were orchids in bloom…oh so MANY Kinds of flowers and trees!

We were greeted at the gate by lovely Kristin, the gal who is doing The Walk for the Cure. The magic of Myrtle Glen enveloped us as we entered the beautiful gardens….little lights of various kinds twinkled along the paths and under the trees as we made our way to find our host and hostess, Todd and Evelyn. A champagne tea was soon in our hands – the teacups were busy holding little bouquets so beautifully and daintily suspended as if in mid-air! ….yes…china teacups…scattered throughout the garden! It was all breathtaking!!

Thanks again everyone, for making this Fundraiser so successful! 

Encourage birds to not just visit but live in your garden by offering food (bird feeder), fresh water (bird bath) a nest box or two, and nesting material.  

I’m getting ready for springtime, the nest-building time for the birds in Myrtle Glen, by offering combed-out soft fur from Sam, our German Shepherd Dog.

I like this seed cake feeder box I got at the pet store

feeder box

gave Sam a good brushing and stuffed the fur in the box

Sam's fur as nesting material

hang it up and hopefully the birds will use it to line their nests to be soft and cushioned for their babies.

Besides with dog hair, you may fill the nesting basket with human hair, wool/yarn pieces cut in short segments (about 4  to 5 inches long), thin strips of cloth, some shredded paper not heavily dyed and cotton balls, just to name a few.

ready for the birds

Nesting material is naturally available in the yard such as twigs and sticks, leaves, grass clippings, moss, lichen, dried plumes on the ornamental grasses, but if not, collect those and lay them out for your birds.

grow cotton for the birds

Please note: I would not offer the dog hair if the dog had a flea treatment. I also won’t use dryer lint,  or anything plastic.

Added March 2012:

Here you see a simple offering of different colored knitting yarn in a feeder basket (in my Mom’s garden). She hangs it close to the bird houses, single- and multi-family homes with furniture close by