I put the dog's hair from brushings into a fat ball holder in my Feijoa tree. Seems to be used up nicely. I do like the shoe but agree with the idea that the bubs could be easy prey.
At times I take the dog brush with on a country walk and give my dog a good brushing while we're out and about, he's a very hairy GSD with a good thick undercoat so he's got loads to share. I don't put an anti flea or tick chemical on his coat, in 8 years I don't think he's managed to pick a tick up. I'm not sure if the chemical would be harmful though to birds?
Horse manure is also something that worries me a bit, if the horse had been recently wormed, could spreading fresh but contaminated horse dung on soil harm garden worms? Maybe I'm overthinking this...
I'm on your OH's side @Jenny_Aster, put the rubbish where it belongs! I'm not keen on plastic in the garden, even if it has been upcycled or repurposed. (Those words belong on an older thread!) I would use the old rusted spring for nesting material though and the owl made of pine cones might be a good bird scarer. (What would Dave think @Fairygirl?!)
I know Pampas are considered rather '70's these days but where they do have a place in the garden, the old flower plumes are extremely popular for nesting material - particularly for Sparrows.
Dave's too thick to think of anything @Plantminded....
I gathered some moss last year [I'm not a rolling stone ] and I've kept it dry in the shed so that I can put it out for the birds. I'll need to find a way of keeping it nice and dry though. That might be tricky....
In spring, I often see jackdaws perching on the nags in the field along at the farm, plucking out dead winter coat for nesting material @Busy-Lizzie
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
In autumn when I clear out my summer baskets I keep the disintegrating coir liners. Around now I will pull them apart into small bundles, loosen the fibres and put them on a shingle path in the garden. They will soon be taken by the birds on nest-building duties !
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have to say I am no fan of miscellaneous junk being used in the garden. To me it is messy or twee.
Horse manure is also something that worries me a bit, if the horse had been recently wormed, could spreading fresh but contaminated horse dung on soil harm garden worms? Maybe I'm overthinking this...
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
I love this photo from Page 1
I gathered some moss last year [I'm not a rolling stone
That might be tricky....
In spring, I often see jackdaws perching on the nags in the field along at the farm, plucking out dead winter coat for nesting material @Busy-Lizzie
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...