We here at Blue Stem Natives are pretty stoked about the snow this year but we get that not everyone shares our excitement.  The calendar says spring is almost here. The seed catalogs are stacked by the couch. It feels like winter has lasted a decade. And yet…there is still snow on the ground. If you’re looking out the window wondering whether winter plans to personally spite you this year, you are not alone. Spring fever has officially set in across New England. But before w

When I was little I would watch my Scandinavian grandmother carefully wrapping each of the perches on her finch feeders with yarn before filling the feeder up for the winter. Around and around to "keep their little feet warm when they stop to eat". Do you need to wrap bird feeder perches in cozy yarn? Um, no. Even better would be to make plant choices that care for the birds. Although there are things that we can do to support our feathered friends year round (namely...plant