3.MAKEA SPLASH
Gardenbirdsneedfresh
watertodrinkandto
batheintocleantheir
feathers.And,witha
birdbathinyourgarden,
youcanenjoywatching
them.Thissculptural
piecebymakerSarah
Waltonis a shallow
frostproofceramicbowl
sittingona tallcharred-
oakbaseandwas
inspiredbyseeingbirds
splashing in puddles.→
3.
2.NESTINGINSTINCT
Traditionalbrickor
timber-builtdovecotes
canbefoundinthe
gardensofmanyhistoric
countryhouses,butwe
canalsoofferbirdsa
homeinoursmaller
21st-centuryplots.Look
outforanattractive
titcote,setona pole
withindividualnesting
boxes,andalsofeeding
tablestoattractsmaller
birds into your garden.
“STANDA BIRDBATHINAN
AREAOFDAPPLEDSUNLIGHT
INA QUIETCORNEROFYOUR
GARDENNEARFOLIAGE,
SOTHATTHEBIRDSCAN
USEITFORCOVER”
SARAH WALTON, maker
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