Backyard Habitat

 

Just when bats are finally being recognized as nature's most effective insect control, they are losing their natural habitat. In fact, the little brown bat is an endangered species. This attractive house is designed by folks who really understand these gentle, misunderstood mammals. It has features not found on plain "bat boxes:" thick pine walls for insulation, screen for easy climbing, and an "echolocation" slot that guides them home. 1 brown bat can eat 7,000 mosquitoes per night! Inside partitions create the narrow spaces bats prefer Suitable for solitary males, or colonies up to 30 Comes with full-color bat book Handcrafted in Maine 8" W x 4" D x 19-1/2" H Made of kiln-dried white pine Handcrafted in Maine

USD 44.95

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Nature centers and public gardens feed butterflies by offering them sponges soaked in a nectar solution. Our beautiful glass flower serves up a sweet and nutritious meal that butterflies can???t resist. The 7" blue-green speckled bowl has a spiral base that fits securely into the top of the iron stake, and the yellow mesh sponge gives beautiful butterflies a place to land. Use with Butterfly Nectar (sold separately) Attracts butterflies and beautifies your garden 7" diameter glass "blossom" with iron stake Yellow plastic mesh sponge 52" H overall; approx. 46" H installed Minor assembly required Footed stake for stability Gardener's Supply Exclusive

USD 30.00

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Ground-feeding birds like cardinals will appreciate their own water station, as will insect-eating toads and other backyard wildlife. Terra cotta urn offers a steady gravity-fed trickle of cool water. Attract birds, toads and small wildlife with fresh water Charming, useful garden accent Terra cotta 7-1/2" L x 6" W x 9" H Holds 22 ounces Protect from freezing temperatures

USD 30.00

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Visiting butterflies and dragonflies will appreciate finding a refreshing drink of rainwater inside these glass flowers. During the day, tiny luminescent crystals embedded in the glass absorb sunlight and then make the flowers glow for several hours after dark. Flowers are individually handblown, so no two are exactly alike. Choice of pink or purple. Pretty in the garden both day and night Attract butterflies and dragonflies Luminescent crystals heat up with the sun, glow at night Each handmade flower is one-of-a-kind Approx. 3-1/2" diameter x approx. 29" H overall Blown glass with luminescent crystals Copper-colored steel stake

USD 22.00

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Visiting butterflies and dragonflies will appreciate finding a refreshing drink of rainwater inside these glass flowers. During the day, tiny luminescent crystals embedded in the glass absorb sunlight and then make the flowers glow for several hours after dark. Flowers are individually handblown, so no two are exactly alike. Choice of pink or purple. Pretty in the garden both day and night Attract butterflies and dragonflies Luminescent crystals heat up with the sun, glow at night Each handmade flower is one-of-a-kind Approx. 3-1/2" diameter x approx. 29" H overall Blown glass with luminescent crystals Copper-colored steel stake

USD 22.00

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It's always enchanting when butterflies float through your garden. Entice them into staying a while with these colorful butterfly shelters. A charming addition to your butterfly garden Slanted metal roof keeps out rain Convenient cleanout door on back For best results, place the shelter near nectar-rich plants such as asters, lupines, milkweed and snapdragons Choice of Bittersweet or Cream Made of mild steel and painted MDF Approx 15" H Gardener's Supply Exclusive

USD 22.00

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It's always enchanting when butterflies float through your garden. Entice them into staying a while with these colorful butterfly shelters. A charming addition to your butterfly garden Slanted metal roof keeps out rain Convenient cleanout door on back For best results, place the shelter near nectar-rich plants such as asters, lupines, milkweed and snapdragons Choice of Bittersweet or Cream Made of mild steel and painted MDF Approx 15" H Gardener's Supply Exclusive

USD 22.00

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One toad can eat up to 15,000 slugs, cutworms, and other destructive pests in a single gardening season! Encourage a toad to adopt your garden by offering this cute ceramic house. It provides the cool and dark, predator-safe environment that they love. Attract beneficial toads to your garden Charming, useful garden accent Ceramic 5-1/4" diameter x 8" H Protect from freezing Gardener's Supply Exclusive

USD 15.00

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Boost your garden's productivity by providing a happy home for peaceful, non-stinging Mason bees. Slightly smaller than honeybees, Mason bees are incredible pollinators. Each one visits as many as 1000 blooms per day — 20 times as many as a honeybee! Hang this natural bamboo house against a tree or wall where it will get morning sun and attract bees. Female bees fill the bamboo tubes with their eggs, and nectar and pollen for the young to eat. Attract nature's best pollinators Create a natural habitat in your yard Natural bamboo Lasts one to two years Designed to attract Mason bees (bees not included) 5-3/4" W x 10" H x 5-3/4" D Gardener's Supply Exclusive

USD 15.00

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Developed by professional butterfly breeders, this Butterfly Nectar provides essential nutrients and will attract more butterflies to your yard and gardens. Mixed with water, it can be used in butterfly feeders, or further diluted and sprayed on flowers. 5 oz. package makes 3-1/4 quarts of nectar Perfect for use in our Butterfly Beacon Contains dextrose, sucrose, fructose, sodium salts, orchicae extracts (flavor attractants) and trace minerals Unused portion of mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks Nectar can also be applied on flowers with a spray bottle using a weaker solution of 2 tablespoons of powder dissolved in 4 cups of water

USD 6.00

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