Have you been enjoying the heatwave? We have! We’ve been spending time pottering in the garden; feeding the birds, dead-heading the roses, planting out seedlings and having barbecues in the evenings.
The garden birds not only need help with food, they need a supply of water with these soaring temperatures. At the moment, we’re providing a zinc bucket for them to have a drink. It’s not the most practical shape for them, it’s too deep. They really need something that’s wide and shallow so that they can drink but also take a little dip to cool off and clean their feathers.
As we have a lot of grey slate in the garden, we wanted to get a grey slate bird bath – easier said than done! We found a trio of stone bird baths that we really like – but one stands head & shoulders over the other two. The antique bird bath (#3) is the only one that’s made of chunks of real stone. The other two are real stone, but reconstituted and moulded into shape. Not only is it hand chiselled stone, the patina achieved from years spent braving the elements is beautiful!
- Simple birdbath: £179.99, Primrose
- Staddle stone design birdbath: £219.00, Amazon
- Antique stone bird bath: £325.00, Etsy
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