The Art of Gardening

Everything you never knew about Gardening with Art Packer.

Everything you never knew about Gardening with Art Packer.

(http://www.therockpile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Red-Winged-Blackbird-web-post.jpg) If you haven’t heard them yet, they’ll be here soon! Red-winged Blackbirds prefer marshes, wetlands, retention ponds…basically anywhere there’s some standin

(http://www.therockpile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/canstockphoto1938554-600x300-web.jpg) Ahhh, the Robin. Industrious, cheery, energetic; frequently found by listening for their bright, clear song.  Their early appearance at the end of winter signif

Some of our customers have reported seeing Eastern Bluebirds in their yards recently! They (the birds, not the customers) normally are south at this time of year and return in early spring. So if you’re lucky enough to host a few, treat them right! Gi

(http://www.therockpile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/canstockphoto13223949-brown-creeper-600.jpg) The Brown Creeper One of the few birds who comes TO Ohio for winter! The male and female are identical, about 5” long, small, and thin. Their heads, wing

(http://www.therockpile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/canstockphoto3937069-600.jpg) North America has more than 50 species of warblers, but few combine brilliant color and easy viewing quite like the Yellow Warbler.  Males are a bright, egg-yolk yellow

Everything you never knew about Gardening with Art Packer.

(http://www.therockpile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fc-dark-eyed-junco-600x241.jpg) The Dark-Eyed Junco is a dapper medium-sized sparrow with a round head, short beak, and a fairly long, conspicuous tail. Known popularly as “snowbirds”, Dark-Eyes