My Savanna Nursery

05/24/2024

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03/14/2024

As we get closer to spring, you‘ll likely start seeing memes and blogs suggesting that you help birds build their nests by leaving materials like yarn, string, human hair, and pet hair outside. Please, please don’t do this!

Wild birds don’t need help to find nesting materials. They’re everywhere and birds instinctively know where to look for them! They may become confused and accept yarn and other materials given by humans, but that doesn’t mean it’s safe.

Long strands of yarn, string, or human hair often become wrapped around the legs or wings of birds, causing them to eventually lose circulation or the ability to fly. Hatchlings are especially susceptible to death when they become entangled in these “gifts” in the nest, and as they grow, the material will become tighter until it amputates a limb. Yikes!

Pet hair, yarn, string, and human hair are also full of materials that can be safe for us but toxic for birds, which are much more sensitive. The fragrance in your shampoo, dye in your yarn, and flea products in your pet’s fur are all quite dangerous to birds.

The best nesting materials that you can give birds are the ones that are already outside! Leaving twigs, leaves, grass clippings, and native plants in your yard can help to create a natural habitat where birds can thrive. Leave the litter out of your yard and dispose of your waste responsibly.

03/12/2024

https://www.audubon.org/news/spring-shifts-earlier-many-migrating-birds-are-struggling-keep?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

With the climate warming, leaves and blooms are popping out ahead of schedule. A wide-ranging new study shows why this trend is troubling for a variety of bird species.

08/30/2023

BIGGEST ANNUAL INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE !!!
Starting Thursday, August 31st, there will be $5 daylily clumps available already dug and bagged - red, pink, rose, peach, orange, white, purple, lavender. Japanese painted ferns, Asiatic and highly fragrant Orienpet lilies on sale, and various iris: Tall and Intermediate bearded iris will be $5 for large divisions and dwarf varieties are free. Some turtle head available, ask and will dig.
Call or email for afternoon through dark appointments. IM's not checked on a regular basis.

08/30/2023

What a challenging year for gardening! Having very

sandy soil and so little rainfall, the plants in my beds were turning brown and crispy in many instances. Soaker hoses saved the days of drought; over 1200 feet were put down in the beds to provide moisture to the roots while avoiding loss of water through sprinkler evaporation. Wish I had thought of the hoses while the plants were all small, not an easy task threading through a months worth of foliage. Early in the season moles, voles and chipmunks moved in and proceeded to tear up the property, including the gardens. It's disturbing when poking a finger into the soil to check out how well the soakers are working, and finding wide open spaces under roots of your plants! Hope everyone has found solutions to any difficulties you've had this year!!

04/30/2023

Does anyone know how to delete posts??! I'm apparently not catching on to this Meta stuff..... Thanks in advance!