Over the last few years we curated many more beautiful greeting cards for our customers. It seems more an more people are writing letters and sending a little note to family and friends. Many of our cards are also made in Canada and some by local artists. Every day we hear that we have the […]
Month: March 2022
Garden Gate: Episode 234-Helping birds when it’s cold (Feb 11, 2022)
It’s hard to understand how little tiny birds can survive our cold winters. They’re just so small! There are a few things that we can do to help and on this episode I talk about some ideas. Suet, peanuts, hulled sunflowers, roosting boxes and heated bird baths all help to make the lives of our […]
Garden Gate: Episode 233-Quality fresh, clean bird food
We’ve spoken before about buying good quality seed. Plump seeds with large kernels. The birds prefer it! But having CLEAN seed is also important. Our seed is cleaned multiple times both by the grower and our bird food supplier. This means there are very few sticks, dust or other debris. Some box store brands include […]
Outdoor play’s the way!
March. For some, that means March break. For many kids, it means “MARCH BREAK!” In this month’s e-newsletter, we presented several ideas for indoor activities that kids can do on their own or with some supervision. But, especially with the warming weather, this week offers an opportunity to get outside and offset some of the […]
