Tips for Keeping Backyard Ducks

by Tracey Parrish

Ducks have many great attributes for keeping as pets or garden workers. They are friendly, intelligent and companionable and are also great sluggers and bug eaters. They tend to be less destructive in the garden than chickens; they don’t scratch or defoliate most green things like chickens. However, I have to admit I [...]

How To Attract Birds to Your Garden

—by Mary Balzer

Birds are fascinating to watch, and birding is the fastest-growing recreational activity in the U.S. Boulder County is no exception! Birds are also necessary components of balanced ecosystems, no matter if you live in the mountains or on the plains, in a suburban neighborhood, or in the foothills. More and more [...]