Tips and ideas involving animals in the backyard, from keeping insects at bay to keeping birds happy.
In this article, I will be discussing 10 of the most effective scents and smells to repel squirrels.
With those big puffy tails and pointy ears, squirrels are certainly cute, but they can also do some impressive damage. They love to dig holes in the garden beds, munch on flowers and veggies, and can even do significant damage to wood on the exterior of your home.
Squirrels and gardens are not a good mix. Not only do these mischievous rodents like to eat some types of flowers and vegetable garden staples, but they will readily uproot a plant to hide an acorn for winter.
If you have squirrels damaging your plants, one of the easiest solutions is to plant more plants, which may seem counterintuitive. As long as you pick the right types of flowers, this trick can be incredibly effective.
Whether digging up your soil or munching on your produce, squirrels can quickly undo all the hard work you’ve put into your vegetable and flower gardens.
Luckily, despite how intelligent and persistent these rodents can be, there are some very effective ways to keep them from damaging your plants without resorting to drastic or expensive measures.
Hummingbirds love the sweet taste of sugar water. Unfortunately, that love is shared by ants. If you have a hummingbird feeder, you probably know this fact all too well.
So the question is, how do you allow hummingbirds to enjoy your feeders without letting the ants steal all the sweet water you’ve worked so hard to make?
Cayenne pepper has been touted as a cure-all remedy to keep squirrels out of your bird feeder. But does this simple method actually work?
In this article, I will look at the theory behind using cayenne pepper and other hot peppers to deter squirrels and show you how and why it works.
There’s nothing better than looking out your window to see a flock of colorful songbirds enjoying the offerings in your birdfeeder. But this fun and rewarding hobby can quickly become costly and time-consuming when squirrels get involved.
These tree-dwelling rodents can make quick work of even large-capacity bird feeders. This means you have to spend more on seeds and fill the feeder more often. All without the benefit of seeing more birds visit your yard.
Perhaps one of the prettiest birds that can visit our backyards is the tiny but almighty hummingbird.
The hummingbird truly is a unique bird in so many different ways, and their nesting habits are also unique and different from other birds that often explore the outdoor spaces around our homes.
Wasps under the deck are an absolute nuisance and must be removed to make your outdoor space safe and useable. There are a variety of effective means to get rid of the wasps, some of which use chemicals, but others use natural products.
You will most likely discover wasps nesting under your deck when it is inconvenient and when you want to use your outdoor area. No amount of waving your arms around or swatting at them with your book will get them to leave.
In this article, I will explain whether you should feed or not feed squirrels, what kind of food they like, and how best to feed squirrels in the yard.
Some people will do everything they can to keep squirrels out of their yard, while others love having them feed and roam around in their outdoor space.
Nobody wants to be dealing with wasps on their patio or porch. In this article, I am going to share 12 practical tips to get rid of wasps and to keep them away.
Wasps will always be searching for a safe environment to live in, to build their nests, and to feed. In general, wasps are attracted to flowers, bright colors, sweet scents, sweet liquids and foods, and protein foods.