Birds & Bugs: Baths, Feeders & Traps

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a bird house hanging from a tree with the words recycle a plastic bottle into a cool looking bird house

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Recycled plastic bottle bird house. Make sure you poke some vent holes in the top. Just under the last shingle would be good.

two hummingbirds are flying over colorful flowers

Sugar Shack Hummingbird Flower -- made from recycled glass with recycled aluminum can petals at Duncraft.com

an image of cinnamon in the sandbox and it keeps the bugs away on instagram

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Cinnamon in the Sandbox - It keeps the bugs away! I knew cinnamon repelled ants... but I never thought of this! Brilliant!

the ingredients for borax are displayed on a wooden table with bowls and cups

This natural ant killer can be used in a garden to sustain an organic environment.

two wooden bird houses with one open and the other closed, both filled with eggs

Home and Gardening News and Trends | Gardeningworld.org

Great idea! How exceiting to be able to watch birds build their nest and hatch their babies right from my own window. Love the simple yet sturdy construction. The natural wood can be left as is, or finished if desired. The instructions gave ideas for placement, and it stuck easily to my window with very secure suction cups.

several garlic bulbs are shown in a bowl

How To Get Rid Of Mosquitoes Indoors - Hunker

Swarms of Mosquitoes on my patio led me to an old home remedy - Did you know that chopped up garlic makes mosquitoes disappear? I buy minced, dried garlic at local Fiesta grocery stores and sprinkle it around on my patio. I have to stand back as I am using it - mosquitoes will literally swarm out of your plants and bushes to get away from the smell. Works like a charm!!

there are many different pictures of various things in the photo, including books and plants

Attract and Feed Butterflies With These Easy DIY Butterfly Feeders | ehow.com

I had no idea you could make a butterfly feeder this way, what a great project to do with your kids

a blue bird bath sitting on top of a flower pot

DIY Bird Bath

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DIY bird bath - getting ideas for customers. Got one of these as a present one year... Really cute!

three metal plates stacked on top of each other in the grass with rocks and plants around them

Seasonal flowers, gardening and DIY projects.

Stacked stone bird baths with galvanized trash can lid saucers — thought starter for a Take Action project tied to WOW! Wonders of Water. Help Brownies investigate their community -- is there a place that needs bird baths (children's hospital, Habitat for Humanity house, library)? Creating a permanent structure makes this project sustainable.