How can you make your garden feel like home from a feathered viewpoint? Cynthia Newby shares her pointers: Go native. Native plantings attract insects that frequent your region. And birds will be waiting with beaks poised to snatch them up for dinner. Plant berries. Beyond summer-bearing berries (such as blueberries and vibumums), plant berries that need repeated frosts to become edible, such as winterberries. They’re dazzling in autumn,...

Forget those plastic tags that look cheap sticking out of the dirt. These painted on labels and a piece of chalk will help you keep track of what you’re growing and can be used again when you’ve harvested your crop and replanted the pots. Download the plates from going hometoroost.com (click on DIY Projects). Cut them out with an X-Acto knife or scissors and trim the edges so they will wrap around the side of the pot. Use...