It gets hot and very dry in the Pacific Northwest during the summer. Wanting to help out the local wildlife, I decided setting up a birdbath would be a good thing. I saw one at a local nursery that I liked, but the $80 price tag motivated me to put something together with materials I had on hand.
The glass "bowl" was a former light fixture from the guest room. I plugged the hole with a cork I bought from the hardware store, stacked some stone discards from our retaining wall project, and voila! A birdbath.
Around the birdbath I installed native
Maianthemum dilatatum (flase lily of
the valley) and a log left over from when we had the
invasive laurel removed, on which I plan to install a few little ferns.
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| Wildlife has already taken up residence in this shady spot. |
Now that's gardening on the cheap!
I LOVE this! I've been looking for a simple, cheap way to make a birdbath and you have the solution right here! Love the gnome, too! :)
ReplyDeleteSuper easy. I haven't spotted a bird, yet. They'll figure it out soon, no doubt, especially when it stops raining!
Deletetotes cute!!
ReplyDeletetotes thanks!
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