it's for the birds ...

I have Great-grandma Kole genes.  And those genes manifest themselves in me through2 "passions?" ... washing windows and birds in my yard.

I started my corner bird garden last year.  Nothing too exciting or artistic.  It looked like this:

With the help of my neighbour (who is an amazing landscaping artist) we transformed it into a little corner haven for our feathered friends.  First, we removed the plant to the left of the bird feeder.  It was delphinium which is poisenous for children.  We added a new bird bath bowl that I made, some more stumps, some rock, and a few new plants.

Last year mom and I planted a clematis against the trellis, but it did not survive the winter.  I will be planting some hops against the trellis in a few weeks to vine up and form a green 'wall'.  Hops are native to Alberta so they should grow nicely.  Here is the corner bird garden now: