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Easy DIY Green Roof Birdhouses
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Barb Rosen
(IC: blogger)
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.
Step 2 ~ Cut repurposed molding to fit the sides, front and back and screw or tack on with a couple nails on each piece.
Step 3 ~ Paint the birdhouses with exterior paint and let dry. Then line the planting area with burlap or roofing paper.
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 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
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Published May 3rd, 2016 4:53 PM
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Michelle Leslie on May 10, 2016These are gorgeous, love how you lined them with burlap and roofing paper. Very clever
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Barb Rosen on May 10, 2016@A Crafty Mix - Michelle ~ Thanks! The birds like them, too! : )
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N on May 15, 2016Just 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!!!
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Barb Rosen on May 15, 2016@N ~ that sounds like an excellent plan!! Let me know how it works! : )
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