Birds and Blooms Extra – September 01, 2019

FEATURES

32

Blue Jays

and Beyond

Discover the personality-packed

members of the jay family.

40

Garden Buzz

Fill your beds with the flowers that

bees and pollinators adore.

48

Classic Beauties

Explore hydrangea trends and learn

about stunning new varieties.

GARDEN WITH

A PURPOSE

7 Plant Profile

8 Feeder Talk

Ground-feeding birds

10 Top 10

Alliums

14 Yard Smarts

16 Stuff We Love

17 Backyard Tales

30 Essentials

Common nonnative birds

BACKYARD CHAT

55 Ask the Experts

62 Travel

Natchez Trace Parkway

63 Across the Fence

Favorite veggies

64 Caption This!

66 Butterfly Life

Common buckeye

68 Photo Quiz

70 Did You Know?

Carrot facts

IN EVERY ISSUE

6 From the Editor

69 For the Reader

ON THE COVER

66

17

Backyard

Tales

32

Gorgeous

buckeyes

Clever

and

spunky

jays

Blue jay

Photo by Glenn Bartley

10 Best Alliums p. 10

Hydrangea Guide p. 48

Grow for Bees p. 40

Attract More Jays p. 32