O u t d o o r s

a u g u s t

g a r d e n e r

Y A R D G O O D S

A grow n-up version of a

these playful pinw heels add form and

m ovem ent to the garden.

Blomus Stainless

Steel Pinwheels: four-petal

inches), $

14

; eight-petal (

8

x

2

)

4

x

29

inches),

$

12

;

14

-petal (

12

x

2

)

4

x

5 2

V

2

inches), $

2 0

;

thestainlesssteelstore.com

compact

quince

Double pink blooms pop in

early spring on the new

C h a e n o m e le s

Double Take

‘Pink Storm/

a b o ve.

This

thornless flowering quince

grows 3-4 feet tall, a big

improvement over the large,

thorny varieties of yesteryear.

Hardy in Zones 5-9.

To purchase, go to

readershopping.com.

TW EET

TREATS GET

KIDS INTO

NATURE

C hickad ees and children

have at least one thing in

co m m o n: T h e y love

peanut butter! G ive the

kids a pinecone, a spoon,

so m e gooey spread, and

toppings (dried

cranberries and sunflow er

seeds), and y o u ’ll soon

have tem pting birdfeeders,

left,

to dangle from a tree.

Now, that’s som ething

to sing about.

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AUGUST 2010 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

P H O T O S : (P IN E C O N E F E E D E R ) V IR G IN IA W E IL E R ; (P IN W H E E L S ); B L A IN E M O A T S ; Q U IN C E (W H IT E F L O W E R FARM )