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Gift Idea: Make Your Own DIY Bird Feeder

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  • By Southern Living Plants Staff
  • November 16, 2020
Attract birds to your winter garden with this easy DIY project!

Looking for a fun way to bring the family together this holiday season? We have the perfect idea – make your own bird feeders, featuring foliage from the Southern Living Plant Collection!

This DIY project is not only family-friendly, it will also bring the birds to your backyard garden.

Step 1: Clip foliage from existing backyard plants such as Oakland™ Holly, Yewtopia® Plum Yew, Purple Daydream® Loropetalum, Miss Lemon™ Abelia, and Jubilation™ Gardenia. Allow your clippings to soak in a large bowl of water overnight.

Step 2: Gather supplies.

Step 3: Spray select pieces of foliage with metallic paint.

Step 4: Cover pine cones with peanut butter.

Step 5: Roll peanut butter-covered pine cones in bird seed.

Tip: Place pine cone in fridge for one hour to harden.

Step 6: Arrange foliage and tie together. Using a second knot, tie in mini ornaments. Leave extra string for tying to pinecone.

Tip: Remove foliage from the bottom areas of clipped stems for easy tying.

Step 7: Attach your arrangement to the top of your pine cone.

Step 8: Hang in a tree for both a decorative and yummy treat for birds in your area!

Southern Living Plants Staff

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Plants Featured In The article

Loropetalum

Purple Daydream® Dwarf Loropetalum

Loropetalum chinense ‘PIILC-III’ PP25471
Abelia

Miss Lemon™ Abelia

Abelia Hybrid ‘Hopleys’
Holly

Oakland® Holly

Ilex hybrid ‘Magland’ PP14417
Plum Yew

Yewtopia® Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Plania’
Gardenia
Jubilation Gardenia bloom cluster amongst shiny dark green foliage

Jubilation™ Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides ‘Leeone’ PP21983

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