Easy DIY Green Roof Birdhouses

Barb Rosen
by Barb Rosen
Love Green Roof Birdhouses but have limited carpentry skills? Me, too! Here's an easy way to make them I devised!
Step 1 ~ Buy some basic, cheap birdhouses! Mine were $3.50 each, unfinished.
Start with basic, unfinished birdhouses!
Step 2 ~ Cut repurposed molding to fit the sides, front and back and screw or tack on with a couple nails on each piece.
Add molding pieces to the top sides.
Step 3 ~ Paint the birdhouses with exterior paint and let dry. Then line the planting area with burlap or roofing paper.
Burlap lines the planting area.
You can do these birdhouses from start to finish in a few hours! And, Green Roof Birdhouses make great garden accents and gifts!
Plant your Green Roof Birdhouse!
Plant your new birdhouses with a variety of succulents and water them in to get them established. You will have a wonderful planted birdhouse for a fraction of the prices garden centers charge! I'd love for you to click through to my blog article for all the details and more examples! Thanks! Barb
Barb Rosen
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  • Thalia Kottke Thalia Kottke on May 07, 2016
    I like the birdhouses but my question is about the little owl. Did you make him yourself? What is he made from?
  • Rick Rick on May 09, 2016
    will this attack the birds to use these if put in the right places
  • Marie DeSalvo Marie DeSalvo on Jun 10, 2016
    I have a collection of bird houses that I would like to use outdoors but am wondering how to protect them from inclement weather. Is there a spray I can use to seal them?
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  • Michelle Leslie Michelle Leslie on May 10, 2016
    These are gorgeous, love how you lined them with burlap and roofing paper. Very clever
    • Barb Rosen Barb Rosen on May 10, 2016
      @A Crafty Mix - Michelle ~ Thanks! The birds like them, too! : )
  • N N on May 15, 2016
    Just love your idea here,I can't saw anything so I'm heading to the thrift store for a picture frame I can butcher and let plants cover the uneven cuts!!!
    • Barb Rosen Barb Rosen on May 15, 2016
      @N ~ that sounds like an excellent plan!! Let me know how it works! : )
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