animals in the garden

Frogs in the Garden

Frogs in the Garden

Sometimes the fun of our hobby isn’t in the plants, flowers, or food we grow, it’s the animals in the garden (or, in the case of today’s story, frogs in  …
A Tortoise in the Garden

A Tortoise in the Garden

If you want to see some hilarious animal antics, take a walk through my garden. You'll see squirrels chasing each other up and down the sunflowers, rabbits hopping around in  …
Birds in the Garden

Birds in the Garden

While I spend a lot of time wallowing over winged Japanese beetles that devour my dahlias each Summer, they're not the only aggressive flying pest that woes me. That's right,  …
Hummingbirds in the Garden

Hummingbirds in the Garden

I've learned a lot about hummingbirds in the garden over the years. I've learned that they are not only incredibly beautiful creatures, but that they are also quite delicate. I've  …
A Bird in the Garden Named Cowie

A Bird in the Garden Named Cowie

There aren’t many stories I read that make me both want to laugh and cry at the same time, but today’s story, The Cowbird Way, is such a sweet, funny  …
Do Rabbits Eat Marigolds?

Do Rabbits Eat Marigolds?

Today's story appeared to me ironically enough after I took some heat for suggesting marigolds might deter rabbits (among other pests like aphids). My experience gardening comes from real life,  …
Doing Battle with Animals in the Garden

Doing Battle with Animals in the Garden

Canada Geese seem almost idyllic, gliding across the sky in their V-formation, honking out, I don't know, directions maybe? Normally, I love the idea of animals in the garden, or  …