The Avant-Garden Shop: Your Garden & Bird Store

GARDEN GATE: Episode 334 – Birds Love This Suet! (Jan 16, 2026)

It’s so cold outside! Now is the time to feed the birds hulled sunflower seeds, hulled peanuts and suet! Fresh really matters, which is why the suet we carry is made and delivered to us every week. We have a variety of different ‘flavours’ containing treats like fruit, mealworms and lots of nuts and seeds. … Read more

GARDEN GATE: Episode 333 – Canadian Made Wall Art (Jan 2, 2026)

We recently received some new beautiful pieces of metal art from a couple of our Canadian artists. The walls are now full again with so many great options! We have about 5 different Canadian companies that we like to showcase in the shop. From Ontario, we carry art from Murals in Metal (Lucan), Metallic Evolution … Read more

GARDEN GATE: Episode 332 – Fun things to do inside this winter! (Dec 19, 2025)

This season is one where most of us like to keep cozy inside. We have lots of fun activities you can do to keep yourself or the kids entertained while we yearn for warmer days. Puzzles, paint by sticker books, embroidery kits, carving kits, make your own ‘stuffie’ kits, and our newest sewing and felting … Read more

The Battle of the Suets: Big Box, Boutique or Homemade

The only certainties in life, it has long been said, are death and taxes. We can add to that: Discussions around suet and birds. Detailed debates include most affordable / flavours birds love best / safest and cleanest / how to discourage starlings from gobbling the entire supply in one go. (See bottom of this … Read more

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