This is a photo of our backyard patio from a few years ago. We planted several types of flowers in our yard and each year we change them to attract different birds, bees and butterflies. Besides bird feeders there are several different ways to have birds come in and out of your garden through out the year. The first way is to provide clean water in a bird bath
placed around your garden plants. This is especially true in the spring and summer when there may not be enough rain or water around for the birds to find. Locate your bird bath in an area of your yard where it is easy to maintain and you will be able to enjoy it. We now have our bird bath located around a few small shrubs near the Crabapple tree
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As for what to plant to attract a variety of birds and butterflies this is fairly easy. The butterflies seem to like our Zinnias 
and Cone Flowers as well as Asters, Bee Balm, Butterfly Bush and several others. The Hummingbirds like things like fast growing Salvia and also Trumpet Creepers.
When you walk through your local garden center you will be able to view different plants and find what works well for your garden. We have a small Crabapple tree that the birds like to pick the fruit and insects from. It's near the bird bath so we can watch all sorts of birds while sitting on our patio.
It doesn't matter if you have a small or big yard you can easily turn your yard into a sanctuary for birds, bees and butterflies. Here are some more ideas for attracting birds and butterflies to your yard.
Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush
Brilliant Blooms that Attract Butterflies Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush is an ornamental shrub with particular allure to butterflies. Plant one near a path or patio where its vivid color and enticing fragrance is sure to delight you throughout the summer.
Butterfly Daisy
The Daisy Butterfly, 'Argyranthemum frutescens', is a fantastic release from Proven Winners. The Daisy 'Butterfly' is a heat-tolerant marguerite Daisy with oomph. 'Butterfly' produces canary-yellow flowers throughout the summer even without Read More...
Small birds will enjoy taking a bath while the big birds will like taking a drink out of this bird bath. This one is easy to clean which is important when it comes to bird baths. Strong enough so that the critters can't tip it over. When choosing a solar bird bath be sure to keep it in the sun so it will illuminate in the evening.
Here is a photo of the Small Crab apple tree we have in our backyard. The birds love this tree for bugs and the small fruit on it. We keep it trimmed in order for it to stay small and not over power our yard.
View information on the Red Jewel Crabapple is a spring showstopper! Petite blossoms envelop the small tree in white, floral brilliance each and every April or in our case May because of the colder climate. The fragrance the delicate blossoms emit is a lovely lure to your lawn’s pollinators and will repeatedly draw you in for a closer look.
Adding decorative items to your garden make it fun for you and your visitors.
Make sure to create a comfortable place to sit and enjoy your garden with family and friends.
Aster Plants are a definite attraction for birds and butterflies
recently. I thought that the patterns would be too difficult to follow but realized if I took my time and read the directions carefully I could complete a project. The key is to make sure to get a good pattern that is easy to understand and can be modified if you prefer. 
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From baby flowers to crochet to candy stripes and checks you will find all of the patterns you will need to make a blanket for a baby boy or girl. One of the great things about crocheting a baby blanket is that there are so many wonderful soft yarns available in so many colors that you can make a baby blanket in bright yarn colors
, neutral yarn colors or the standard pink and white or blue and white baby blanket. While most of these patterns require some skill if you can read a pattern you will enjoy the 9 adorable baby blankets that you can crochet. 
This is a photo of our backyard patio from a few years ago. We planted several types of flowers in our yard and each year we change them to attract different birds, bees and butterflies. Besides bird feeders there are several different ways to have birds come in and out of your garden through out the year. The first way is to provide clean water in a bird bath
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