Planter boxes are a great alternative to conventional gardening, especially if you live in an urban area or want to showcase your plants on your porch or along a walkway. They also help you conserve ...

Dear James: Many trees were recently bulldozed for new homes, so I want to build some birdhouses to help out the birds. What are some good birdhouse design tips? -- Donald F. Dear Donald: As more land ...

There’s something peculiarly satisfying about assembling flat-pack furniture, even if it’s for a robin. From balcony bee hotels to windowsill tomato vines, nature-inspired DIYs are wildly popular ...

When it comes to building houses for some of the birds that share his lakefront property in central Oregon during the warmer months, Ron Selis takes a design approach that might be summed up as ...

Learn how to build a purple martin birdhouse. These purple martin house plans create stackable floors to accommodate a growing colony, year after year. Some things are just intrinsically appealing to ...

Birdwatching is on the rise, so you might want to learn how to build a birdhouse. According to Geoff LeBaron, director of the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, the pandemic was a ...