Make A Hypertufa Birdbath

Our favorite garden accessory is our hypertufa birdbath. I always wanted a vessel with a wide shallow basin instead of the two-piece pottery ones you see for sale everywhere. Regular birdbaths served us well enough, but after a succession of broken and cracked tops, we wanted a better solution.

My friend showed me her hypertufa birdbath and I was sold. She was even kind enough to lend me her mold, a snow saucer! I’m indebted to her for sharing her creativity with me, and now I’m passing her secret along to you.

A Feeder for Every Bird’s Taste

With so many designs and styles to choose from these days, buying (or building) a bird feeder can be a bewildering experience. Should you get a “squirrel-proof” one with a wire that birds have to navigate? Will a simple tube feeder do? How much seed will that cute little plastic number hold?

Then there’s all those bags of food to put in the feeder. What’s in all those mixes, anyway? Are all those suet cake flavors necessary?