NEW Lawn & Garden Decor added!

Check out our new lawn & garden decor items that have just been added! 

Alabastrite? Polyresin? Terra Cotta? Polystone?

Alabastrite? Polyresin? Terra Cotta? Polystone?
A lot of my lawn & garden decor items are made of these materials so I thought I'd pass along this information I have stumbled upon! Speaking of lawn & garden decor items, I have just added a bunch of new inventory so check it out!

Solar Light Wind Spinners - One of a kind!

Have you ever heard of solar light wind spinners?  They are truly one of a kind and I know exactly where you can get them.  Solar Light Wind Spinners are the new thing in the wind spinners family.  Imagine having several of them in the backyard along with some other solar light lawn ornaments what an oasis that would be.  You can also hang them on hook stands along a sidewalk or off the edge of your deck railing for a beautiful touch of added color and light.  Have a look through all the solar light wind spinners we have to offer and enjoy yours today!  They make a great gift too as any wind spinner will!

Using The Green Option Of Solar Garden Lights

The following is an article I stumbled upon that I thought might be of interest to anybody reading this.  Solar lights are a great way to dress up your lawn at night without the use of electricity.  Check out our garden statue solar lights and solar light wind spinners!
Here's the article:
Using The Green Option Of Solar Garden Lights

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What's Spring Without New Lawn Ornaments

Many people enjoy having an outdoor space as a sort of safe-haven from everyday tasks and responsibilities.  With the start of spring around the corner this is a great opportunity to introduce new lawn ornaments in this space.  Many people take the first sign of spring as a new beginning and what better way to incorporate new into your outdoor oasis than by using lawn ornaments. 

Lawn ornaments can come in the form of many things from garden statues, garden planters, garden stakes, stepping stones, gnomes, wind spinners, & wind chimes to bird houses, feeders & baths and much more.  By incorporating new lawn ornaments into your lawn and garden you are doing exactly what spring has intended.  Ever wonder why you have a sense of ‘out with the old, in with the new’ feeling in the spring?  Spring is a sign of new beginnings and it sort of gives people the urge to shop.  By shopping for lawn ornaments you not only are filling your crave to shop but you have something to show for it for years to come. 

Spicing up your outdoor space does not have to be expensive or a lot of work.  In fact there are tons of easy to maintain, inexpensive options out there to choose from.  Among these are simply decorative garden statues, garden stakes, stepping stones, wind spinners and wind chimes.  These types of lawn ornaments require very little if any maintenance all season long.  Lawn ornaments of this caliber of easy maintenance are often overlooked as cheap and not worth buying.  This couldn't be further from the truth.  A lot of garden statues are made of concrete or other heavy rock material and same with stepping stones.  You can find stainless steel wind spinners that are free from rusting for life and coated with a shiny glaze to protect it in all types of weather.  Wind chimes can be easily hung up or taken down in many different places.  These lawn ornaments can do the trick anywhere!

If you are interested in attracting wild birds to your lawn and garden, bird houses, feeders and baths can be a very low-maintenance way of doing so.  Although bird feeders require food and bird baths require water and both a weekly cleaning (give or take a few days) they can be very rewarding.  These types of lawn ornaments can attract some of the most beautiful birds out there.  Imagine sitting in your lawn, garden or porch and being able to witness the pleasant flattering of wings and songs the birds are chirping.  These lawn ornaments that are used to allure birds in for a visit are a great way to actively participate in providing nourishment for nature.  The more bird feeders made available, the more food birds can depend on in the harsh winters or other troubled seasons and the more baby birds will survive.  And the circle of life is sustained! 

Now that spring is just around the corner, shop for lawn ornaments that will liven up your outdoor space and make it more enjoyable for you to be in.  Look for easy, low-maintenance lawn ornaments that will embellish your lawn and garden without putting a hole in your wallet.  Keep in mind the most adorable and affordable lawn ornaments that you can invest in are simple décor from garden statues, stakes, planters & stepping stones to wind chimes & wind spinners to bird houses, feeders & baths.  You will not be let down with lawn ornaments such as these.  Enjoy your new beginnings and happy Spring!

Beautiful day in MN

Today has been a beautiful day in MN! Spring is definitely just around the corner and all the snow will soon be gone. Great time to look into what new lawn decor I want to incorporate into my garden. I'm excited to get some wind spinners to put near my mailbox maybe or right in front of my bay window.  My returning hummingbirds probably could use another hummingbird feeder too!  My baby is due at the end of the month and couldn't be more excited.  God bless everybody and have a wonderful day!

Give Your Tree a Makeover

Trees are very unique in and of themselves.  There are not two trees in the world that are the same.  Each tree has its own personality just like we humans do.  With personality comes character and what a more unique and fun way to express ourselves through lawn decor and using trees to do that?  Some great choices of lawn decor include garden planters, tree decor, wind chimes and wind spinners.  Garden planters can add color and versatility, while wind spinners, wind chimes and tree decor can provide a more pleasant and entertaining environment. 

Wind spinners are one great piece of lawn decor that can add uniqueness to your tree or outdoor space.  By hanging wind spinners in your tree or near your tree you can enjoy the wonderful twirling just the slightest breeze can produce.  There are different variations of wind spinners that include solar light wind spinners, dog breed wind spinners, themed wind spinners and many other great shapes, sizes and colors of wind spinners.  You will be sure to find a wind spinner that will match your lawn decor theme.  Another great way to decorate a tree is with wind chimes.  If you are looking to create a pleasant surrounding area in your lawn or garden, wind chimes will surely be able to do that.  Wind chimes are also a great piece of lawn decor that come in a variety of different shapes, sizes and sounds.  So find a great selection of wind chimes to choose from and select the one(s) that match your personality or vibe you are trying to create.  You can’t go wrong with wind chimes.  Make sure to place wind spinners and wind chimes on a secure branch that will not easily break.

Although wind spinners and wind chimes can not be hung easily onto the trunk of a tree there is no reason to ignore this potential part of the tree.  The trunk may also be decorated using cute tree decor that you can nail right to the tree.  These unique tree decor may come in pieces, for example, the face of a monkey on one side of the tree and the tail directly on the other side of the tree.  These are cute and fun ways to strike up a conversation or entertain kids or even neighbors passing by.  Garden planters can be used to decorate the base around the tree.  You may do this by doing some light landscaping around the tree first with some mulch or rock and then adding garden planters in different spots.  Garden planters are a great way to add color to any area.  Flowers and plants are the most popularly used in garden planters and can make a dull space come alive.  By using garden planters you can move them from one place to another.  Just like wind chimes and wind spinners, there are many different kinds, shapes, sizes and colors of garden planters so look for the right one that takes to your liking. 

Whatever pieces of lawn decor you decide to go with, your tree will definitely come alive again and not be such an eye-sore.  Wind spinners are a beautiful piece of art that anybody will enjoy and allows you to be able to dial in on the theme of your lawn decor very easily.  Wind chimes can provide a sort of peaceful environment anybody will appreciate and like wind spinners can easily be matched to your lawn decor.  Tree decor bring laughter and entertainment into the yard.  And garden planters bring color and assortment into a space.  Whether you implement wind spinners and/or wind chimes and/or garden planters and/or tree decor you will enjoy all!

A great way to get your kids involved

Looking for some fun outdoor activities to participate in with your kids?  They love new things, bright colors, adventure and most of all spending time with you while doing it.  Consider organic gardening and simple lawn decor.  I found some wonderful ideas in an article written by Stacy Pessoney, Gardening With Kids that mentions using wind spinners, hummingbird feeders and wind chimes along with some wonderful organic gardening activities for the kids to get involved in.  Wind spinners can be a fun addition to any garden for kids.  They are colorful, twirl in the wind and there are so many different kinds to get.  Hummingbird feeders are a lot of fun for kids to get involved with.  They can help you make the nectar, pour the nectar in the bird feeder, help you clean the bird feeder and the best part is to wait and watch them come in.  Kids get a kick out of hummingbirds because they are so fast in motion and can be very territorial, so to watch them chasing each other around the bird feeder is very entertaining.  Along with wind spinners, there are so many different kinds, shapes, colors and sizes of wind chimes to choose from.  Kids will love helping you choose wind chimes and placing them in different areas of your garden.  Wind chimes can provide a very musical outdoor environment for everybody.  Make sure to check out some of the other organic gardening activities Stacy Pessoney has mentioned in her article, Gardening With Kids, and get busy with your kids in the garden.  They will thank you and appreciate it!

Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden

Hummingbirds are a very unique and delightful bird to have in your garden.  They can be found all over America.  Hummingbirds are a great addition to any lawn and garden space and can be quite entertaining for most people. That’s why I would like to share with you how you can attract more of this intriguing specie of bird to your garden.

Some of the greatest features of a hummingbird are not known to many people.  They can flap their wings up to amazing speeds as fast as 80 times per second.   Because of this, hummingbirds have a very fast metabolism, in fact the fastest of all birds.  In order to sustain their high metabolism, they need to feed off hundreds of flowers a day.  This allows them to consume food and nutrients in excess of their own body weight.  The smallest bird in the world is the Bee Hummingbird at 2” long and weighing in at 1.8 grams.  The largest hummingbird in the world is the Giant Hummingbird weighing in at about 24 grams and 8” long.  Hummingbirds are able to decrease their metabolism just by sitting unlike other high metabolism animals.  This allows them to lengthen their lifespan up to 17 years of life.  Can you imagine a bird that is 17 years old?  That’s amazing! 

First of all, hummingbirds are attracted to bright colors and a variety of them.  They have a poor sense of smell, but love colors.  There are some plants you may want to consider planting in your garden that will provide just this.  For annuals, try the salvia, petunia, impatiens, firespike and jewelweed.  Some perennials to consider using are bee balm, costa, yucca, canna, lupine, cardinal flower and faxglove.  Use a variety of garden planters to incorporate all the different flowers and plants in various areas of your garden.  The trees and shrubs that work best include the azalea, buddleia, cape honeysuckle, mimosa, weigela, flame acanthus, lantana, red buckeye and tree tobacco.  Hummingbirds also eat bugs and insects so avoid using any pesticides.  It is also a good idea to incorporate places to rest for your hummingbirds as they do so 80% of their time.  Examples would be clothes lines, tree branches, bird houses, fences, garden statues, etc.  Female hummingbirds are always looking for nesting materials.  They usually like soft materials from willow or eucalyptus trees or mosses, lichens, and ferns.  In terms of hummingbird feeders and their locality in your garden there is a lot to consider.  Because hummingbirds prefer bright colors, try using an assortment of different brightly colored feeders and/or you can decorate around them using streamers or wind spinners.  You’ll want to position the bird feeders at various heights in your garden.  Hummingbirds can be very territorial, which is quite amusing to watch.  Another thing that hummingbirds enjoy is a cool mist, usually from wet tree leaves, but you can incorporate this using a mister in your garden.

What else attracts hummingbirds that is sweet and tasty?  Nectar can be store bought or home-made.  Just mix 1 part sugar with 4 parts boiled water.  Mix well and let cool before putting into bird feeder.  It is a good idea not to use synthetic sugars or food coloring.  Also, do not substitute sugar with honey as it can ferment and produce fungus that is harmful to the bird.  Keep the feeder out of the sun if possible and make sure to change the nectar about 2-3 times a week.  Clean your bird feeder once a week using 1 cup vinegar to 4 cups water, then a rinse through with just water. 

Hummingbirds are a wonderful way to decorate your garden and by following these tips you should be off to a great start providing the ideal territory for this specie of bird.  Sit back and enjoy all the entertainment these birds can provide.  They are truly a delight to have in your garden and your family and friends will think so too.    

What Birds Want In Your Lawn & Garden

Ever wonder what birds really want? Are you trying to attract certain specie of birds? Birds can in fact be picky when it comes to their bird food and will likely stay or leave because of what type is being fed to them or how the bird feeder and bird seed are handled. Here are some facts to swallow and learn from that will help you provide the right kind of food to attract the specie of birds you want.


Out of all the wild birds that live in the United States, the ten most commonly found at your bird feeders are probably: American Goldfinch; Black-capped Chickadee; Brown-headed Cowbird; Common Grackle; House Finch; House Sparrow; Mourning Dove; Northern Cardinal; Pine Siskin; and Purple Finch. You may see some others not listed here depending on the area you live in. In my experience wild birds tend to like the following types of seeds: black oil sunflower; fine and medium sunflower chips (also known as hulled sunflower); nyjer (formerly known as thistle); and white proso millet. Different seed types attract different kinds of birds. For example, white proso millet tends to attract native sparrows and mourning doves. Small finches, including gold finches, prefer nyjer or sunflower chips. Larger species, like cardinals, woodpeckers and house finches, like black oil sunflower seeds. Two seed types that tend to not be so popularly liked are red milo and cracked corn. So try to avoid seed mix with these in them.

Some other things you can do to attract more birds or keep them coming back is regular cleaning and care of your bird feeders and bird seed. Start by providing a lot of feeding space for the birds to share. Providing more space will invite the birds to enjoy their feeding much more comfortably than trying to fight for first dibs on the bird food. Clean the bird feeders and area of both seed hulls and bird droppings. This is not only unpleasant for the birds but unattractive for humans as it takes away from the beautiful site of bird feeding. Storing the bird food appropriately will also have an impact on your returning visitors. Make sure you store it according to the instructions on the package and/or recommendations. And one last important tip is to always keep fresh bird seed in the feeder. Once you start providing birds with bird food and they start depending on it for survival or energy needs, it is very important to keep up on it, especially if you want them to return. Make it part of your routine in the morning or afternoon to check on the seed for all of these things to ensure you are providing the best possible environment in the birds’ eyes. Then sit back and enjoy all the work you put into keeping them around.

Here are some interesting facts about bird feeding and how it rates in America. Among hobbies, bird feeding is second only to gardening in the United States. More than 55 million Americans over the age of 16 feed wild birds. For comparison, that's more than people that hunt and fish combined. People who feed birds spend more than $3.8 billion on seed, feeders and other accessories. Still, feeding wild birds is one of the most understudied wildlife management issues in the United States. As bird feeders supply only roughly 10-20% of a bird’s daily energy needs, studies show that birds with access to feeders lay more eggs and fledge more young. In addition, survival increases if birds have access to feeders during harsh winter weather.

I hope these tips help to increase or improve your wild bird feeding experience. If you are new to this, now is the time to join the many people who enjoy this popular hobby and create some outdoor life in your lawn and garden. Wild birds are wonderful to watch and interact with each other and their environment. They will greatly appreciate your careful attention to detail and work you put into providing them with the food that they like.