She built the gate herself. The long poles came from a couple of arborvitae trees that she cut down in the backyard, the gate was made out of an old pallet, and the trellis material was repurposed. I think the bird house is one that my grandson built. The Sparrows love it.
Thats even more awesome! Thats my kind of project. The re-use and creativity is great for the planet but I also am deeply frugal so I love it on two levels haha
Thank you! One summer when all the flowers were in bloom and sparrows had a nest in the box, we had a very strong wind that blew over many trees and sheds on my street. The entire archway and all the little birds blew over! This had never happened before in almost ten years! My husband caught any little birds that got out and put them back and we set everything upright and used very long metal stakes to attach to each post. The flowers didn't look as lovely because they were all smashed, but they were fine again the next year! It shouldn't ever happen again with the new metal stakes!
She built the gate herself. The long poles came from a couple of arborvitae trees that she cut down in the backyard, the gate was made out of an old pallet, and the trellis material was repurposed. I think the bird house is one that my grandson built. The Sparrows love it.
Thats even more awesome! Thats my kind of project. The re-use and creativity is great for the planet but I also am deeply frugal so I love it on two levels haha
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Thank you! One summer when all the flowers were in bloom and sparrows had a nest in the box, we had a very strong wind that blew over many trees and sheds on my street. The entire archway and all the little birds blew over! This had never happened before in almost ten years! My husband caught any little birds that got out and put them back and we set everything upright and used very long metal stakes to attach to each post. The flowers didn't look as lovely because they were all smashed, but they were fine again the next year! It shouldn't ever happen again with the new metal stakes!
Its a tragedy when it happens but once the birds are saved its all good. A fun part of building things yourself is learning as you go 🙂