Photo Credits
You may have been wondering about the photos shown on my blog and whether or not they are from my own garden.  They are!  The photo above here is of the pagoda dogwood my friend "adopted".  The blossoms are really lovely and you can see that the "orphan" we adopted from the nursery that initially appeared as a dead twig in the fall just needed a little TLC.  The dogwood also produces berries once the blossoms have faded and gone by which provide food for your neighborhood birds.

Certified Wildlife Habitat
Which leads me to also mention that if you provide food, water, and shelter for your neighboring wildlife, you may want to proclaim it!  See http://www.nwf.org/Get-Outside/Outdoor-Activities/Garden-for-Wildlife/Create-a-Habitat.aspx on the details if interested.  Of course, you may have guessed that I have already certified my yard (I did it about 5 years ago after spotting someone else's certification in their yard and I loved the idea!).