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The Beauty in Nature: Birds Benefitting from Mowing
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
A few kinds of summering birds that I have watched getting food in southeastern Pennsylvania benefit from lawn mowing in suburban areas and hay cutting in croplands.
Add Gardening Space, Beauty, and Ease with Elevated Gardens
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- Written by Melinda Myers Melinda Myers
Elevate your gardens to waist-high level for convenience and easy access. Elevated gardens are easy on your back and knees and are perfect for the patio, balcony, deck, or any area where a bit of planting space is desired.
The Beauty in Nature: Enchanted Summer Evenings
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Sunny summer evenings in southeastern Pennsylvania are enchanting and become more so as summer progresses.
The Beauty in Nature: Nesting Pasture Birds
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Southeastern Pennsylvania meadows, dotted with deciduous trees both young and mature, are beautiful farmland habitats.
The Beauty in Nature: Coniferous Beauties in May
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May is a time of flowers, singing birds, long evenings, and other beauties of spring in southeastern Pennsylvania. And it’s the time of tender, new growth on coniferous trees, birds nesting in many conifers, and other attractive, interesting aspects of those local evergreen trees.
Grow a Bountiful Garden and Share with the Hungry
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- Written by Melinda Myers Melinda Myers
Do you always squeeze in an extra tomato plant, another row of beans, or one more hill of zucchini?
Colorful Caladiums Brighten Shade Gardens All Season
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- Written by Melinda Myers Melinda Myers
Tuck them into the garden, pop some in a container, or dress up a window box. Then water as needed, add a bit of fertilizer, and wait for the color explosion.
The Beauty in Nature: Easily Seen Predators
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
American kestrels, red-tailed hawks, belted kingfishers, and great blue herons are common, easily spotted predatory birds here in southeastern Pennsylvania, as elsewhere.
The Beauty in Nature: Wintering Feathered Commuters
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Several kinds of adaptable, wintering birds — including horned larks, Canada geese, mallard ducks, rock pigeons, mourning doves, American crows, red-tailed hawks, American kestrels, and screech owls — feed in fields harvested to the ground in southeastern Pennsylvania, but they rest and digest their food elsewhere.