Yep, they learned to shinny up mine. I switched to hot pepper suet. The yard's full of pinecones, acorns, and walnuts. They can leave the feeders for the birds.
Man who works at the garden center - "why would you buy a weed?" Because it sprouts quickly, blooms early, keeps blooming into the fall, feeds all kinds of critters & bugs, and then nourishes the soil to boot. Why wouldn't I buy clover seed?
😂 We need to wear this sweatshirt when visiting my husband's cousin who routinely adds 20 people to a text, each one of whom responds to the entire group.
We'll have it all weekend, mostly Sat parties. I don't mind if it's only one weekend , stops by midnight, and they shoot them away from the houses & trees.
What a great idea. My rudbeckia is in front of a couple of azaleas that have never done well. (Someone's failed attempt at a George Taber Encore, I think. A bargain buy I should've trashed years ago.) I could pull the bushes out and let the rudbeckia take over.