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Sally Roth

Sally Roth is an award-winning author of more than 20 popular books about gardening, nature, and birds, including the best-selling Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible. Roth is also a contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. She and her husband share their home in the high Rockies with a variety of animals.
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3 Easy Ways to Dry Flowers for Everlasting Beauty

Create lasting bouquets and floral decorations by preserving summer blooms. Learn how to dry flowers in three different ways.

Keep Planting Perennials in Fall

Learn the gardening basics of planting perennials in fall and find out why this is...

Window Bird Feeders Give You Closer Views of Birds

Even if you don't have a big backyard with trees, you can still enjoy attracting...

How to Safely Transplant Perennials and Flowers

When is the best time for transplanting perennials? Almost any time of the year! Learn...

Attract More Butterflies With Fuzzy Flowers

Fuzzy flower heads contain hundreds of tiny nectar-filled florets, attracting butterflies from near and far....

The Most Musical Songbirds in America

Bird songs are beautiful and melodic. Discover why you should be listening as well as...

Easy Perennials That Anyone Can Grow

Gardening doesn't have to be difficult. Make growing plants simple by adding these resilient and...

Splish Splash: Add a Bird Bath for Hummingbirds to Your Yard

A bird bath for hummingbirds will catch their attention with moving water. Add a hummingbird...

Flowers for Birds: Grow the Plants That Birds Like

Attract more birds to your yard with these seasonal plant picks. Grow flowers and plants...

Top 10 Colorful Coleus Varieties

Make room in your garden for fast-growing, trouble-free coleus. These colorful coleus varieties will brighten...

17 Types of Sparrow Birds That You Should Know

Think telling sparrows apart is just not worth the effort? Our tips might change your...

The Best Shade Garden Plants for Your Shady Areas

Gardeners are not doomed to boring, colorless garden plants for shady areas. Shade plants are...

Get to Know the Gravity-Defying Nuthatch Bird Family

Moving headfirst down tree trunks is just one nuthatch bird trait. Find out more about...

The Chickadee Birds: All About Chickadees

To attract and identify the types of chickadees in North America, learn about chickadee songs,...

Tips for Deer Resistant Plants and Deer Deterrents

Deer may be adorable, but they can seriously damage your garden. Follow this advice to...

Grow Native Ornamental Grasses for Birds and Butterflies

Native ornamental grasses attract seed eating and nesting birds to backyards. Some grasses also serve...

Modern Minis: Small Plants for Small Yards

Give your yard a modern miniature makeover. Good things come in small packages with these...
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Myths and Facts About Butterfly Host Plants

It takes more than nectar to increase the variety of species in your garden. Learn...

Top 10 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants

Attract birds, butterflies and bees with beautiful native plants that are easy to grow. Choose...

Get to Know Gorgeous Blue Grosbeaks

Learn about the beautiful, but uncommon, blue grosbeaks, including where to find them, what they...

Birdscaping: Grow Plants for Nesting Birds

Grow bird-friendly plants for nesting birds. Include a mix of berry bushes, evergreen bushes, fruit...

Wake Up Early to Listen for a Robin Bird Call

Robins start singing even before sunrise. Learn what a robin bird call sounds like and...

Discover the Fastest Birds in North America

From outwitting predators to raising a family, speed can boost a bird’s chances of survival....

The Varied Thrush: Voice of the Northwest

Learn everything you need to know about the colorful varied thrush that is known for...

Mourning Dove Nests: The Fastest Nest Builders

You'll be amazed at how fast a pair of mourning doves builds a nest. Learn...