Now that you’ve got your garden finished and your furniture out on your patio, you can enjoy the peace and quiet of your creation and just bask in the glow of the natural beauty that surrounds you…except for one thing.  You have birds everywhere, and they are all over your furniture.  They’re pecking at it and poking holes in the cushions, and they are leaving droppings all over your patio.  How can you keep them off the furniture that is meant for your relaxation?

Start by adding bird feeders to your garden décor.  There are so many types that you can have them everywhere, and where there is food, there are birds, meaning that they will definitely prefer these hangouts to the patio where they’ll find nothing but a bad attitude from you.  There are all sorts of decorative bird feeders to choose from, and you can have several different ones throughout your lawn and garden to make sure there’s plenty for all.

If you have humming birds, feeders are a must.  These creatures are beautiful to watch and rare in some areas, so you should be certain to make available to them what they need.  Humming birds are fans of sugar, so having a special feeder for them aside from those full of birdseed is essential.  In fact, if you invest in solar bird feeders for the humming birds, you’ll find that the sugar-water solution heats up during the day through the solar process and the smell will permeate the air and draw the birds from farther away.

Wild bird feeders are probably the most important addition to your garden, since the majority of birds you’ll find climbing on your furniture won’t be one specific breed but a mixture of wild finches, sparrows, and other more generic birds.  This is most popular in spring and fall during migration, which is also the time you most want to be out in your garden, relaxing.  Therefore, you may want to see about using pole bird feeders, which can be erected anywhere in the yard and are especially productive mounted further from your general picnic area.

Platform bird feeders can be attractive and accommodate several birds at once, meaning there is no fighting among a group and no need to be concerned about being left with an injured bird.  Of course, if you don’t have a lot of birds, you may want to stay away from this type of feeder and possibly attracting more birds to your property.  Instead, opt for a small, simple feeder that is decorative, such as copper bird feeders, which serve a purpose but also look nice in a garden, especially when decorated rustic style.

Another option would be to get a bird bath, so the birds can have a nice place to hang out other than on your patio. Rather than put up with your feathered friends tearing up your patio or becoming violent in the need to be rid of them, simply give them their own place to be, attracting them to your yard for enjoyment but away from your furniture.