How to Get Rid of Flies on the Patio (11 Tips)

How to get rid of flies on the patio

The reason I spend so much time keeping my backyard in the best shape is that I love spending time outside, on the patio or on the porch, with family and friends.

The presence of flies in that very same outdoor space can really ruin that experience in many different ways. Flies tend to like our food as much as we do, they fly into our faces, they buzz around our ears, just to name a few grievances.

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How to Keep Birds From Nesting on the Porch

How to keep birds from nesting on the porch

While having birds around in the front or backyard is a wonderful thing (for me at least), you would want them to stay away from the porch, for various reasons.

Perhaps the biggest reason is bird droppings, which can, in the long term, cause significant damage to your porch and surrounding area. Plus, bird droppings also don’t look and smell very good, and can carry diseases.

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What to Feed Birds From the Kitchen

What to feed birds from the kitchen (10 scraps)

Did you know that you can use kitchen scraps as bird food?

By offering the right scraps to birds, in addition to traditional bird food, you’re providing a greater variety in nutrition sources, while also reducing landfill waste.

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9 Benefits of Birdhouses (And How They Help the Environment)

Birdhouse benefits for the environment

If you were thinking of installing a birdhouse in your backyard to help birds or for decoration purposes, you’ve come to the right place.

Because in this article I am going to outline how there are great benefits in having birdhouses, not only for birds, but also for your backyard as a whole.

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