tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249848211445585254.post6914104735510797668..comments2023-10-31T02:47:54.674-06:00Comments on Toad Haven Annex: Garden MysteriesGranny Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10537734608666526171noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249848211445585254.post-38066984437058008212009-07-01T09:31:47.915-06:002009-07-01T09:31:47.915-06:00I blast aphids with the hose....it knocks them off...I blast aphids with the hose....it knocks them off--doesn't kill them but keeps them at bay.<br />Pretty, pretty garden!allie allerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158390991360498378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249848211445585254.post-632309829616375112009-06-29T17:13:37.271-06:002009-06-29T17:13:37.271-06:00We used to have three of those orioles in our back...We used to have three of those orioles in our backyard in Laguna (SoCal). They were a family of two females and a male and they returned to my yard for several years--all three of 'em. They used to enjoy the H-bird feeders until I got them an oriole feeder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249848211445585254.post-21383496224208130452009-06-24T18:03:21.888-06:002009-06-24T18:03:21.888-06:00The orioles are beautiful. How nice that they come...The orioles are beautiful. How nice that they come to the feeder, even if you have to pick up after them. We usually have Baltimore orioles at our feeders but haven't seen many this year.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810788367419537003noreply@blogger.com