Fun Christmas gift comes as a five-year plan

Christmas has come and gone. A new year and new decade have begun. I will admit it’s a bit challenging to find motivation for a gardening article as the wind howls outside and freezing rain coats the front deck and shrubs.
As a follow up to last week’s article about decorating a tree for the birds, I’m watching a few chickadees brave the cold wind to peck away at the popcorn/cranberry strings and suet and birdseed balls we’ve hung on the branches of the lilac shrub beside