The Avant-Garden Shop: Your Garden & Bird Store

GARDEN GATE: Episode 330 – You’re invited to our customer appreciation event! (Nov 21, 2025)

You’re invited! On Thursday November 27th we are having our annual customer appreciation event! This day is to say THANK YOU to all our amazing customers over the last 23 years! This is always a really fun and festive day. We will have door prizes, refreshments, hot apple cider, and NO TAX on anything in … Read more

GARDEN GATE: Episode 329 – Solmate Socks! (Nov 7, 2025)

Solmate Socks are always super popular in the shop, especially at this time of year! Aside from fun patterns and bright colours, they’re mismatched with love. The company uses sustainably sourced, eco-friendly fibers. This means that textile waste that would have gone to landfill is upcycled into quality yarns without adding any additional dyes to … Read more

American Goldfinches in Fall: Missing, migrating or hiding in plain sight?

  Are your goldfinches packing their migratory bags, have they already headed south or are they only changing into winter clothing? The answer could be any or all of the above. Adult male in pre-breeding plumage, April 2025/photo credit: David M A O’Neill from Facebook The American Goldfinch (AGOL) spends the entire breeding season (May … Read more

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