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Butterflies
Species identification, host plants, Monarch waystation help, raising caterpillars, and migration sightings.
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1,889 replies
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Birds
Feeder setups, identification, migration watches, nesting boxes, hummingbirds, and backyard birding tips.
63 threads
4,788 replies
Latest: “Hello Mudit Test” — 2 months ago
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Blooms
Native plants, pollinator gardens, plant identification, garden design, and wildflower questions.
95 threads
279 replies
Latest: “color of hydrangeas” — 5 days, 16 hours ago
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Bushel Basket
Canning, vegetable gardening, composting, yard projects, beekeeping, and garden recipes.
91 threads
182 replies
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Ask Anything
General questions that don't fit neatly into one section. Our most active forum — 94% of questions get answered.
319 threads
7,138 replies
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My Husband bought a bag of grapes the other day that are super sour, no one wants to eat them, so I thought about giving them to the…
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Help us identify this bird.
We received this on Saturday from our reader Sharon in Michigan: My husband went out to feed the birds yesterday. We live in southern Michigan. While he was out…
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Anyone know a good home-made recipe for cardinal food?I have a nesting pair in my neighborhood and I would like to make sure they stick around 🙂 
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Blooms
What type of flower is this?
We need help identifying this flower.     This is what our reader has shared with us:   I live in Northern MI in a little town called…
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Andrew
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Bushel Basket
Slate Flooring – Can it be repaired?
We have a slate floor in our kitchen.  When the movers came, they dropped a metal pole and chipped and scratched four of the 12 x 12 squares. Does…
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bushel basket 13 years ago
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TESTING — PLS IGNORE
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This little fella dropped by to pose on my Creeping Flox today.
This little fella dropped by to pose on my Creeping Flox today.
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