How to Make a Garden Scarecrow

And now for something completely different! Bill and I decided to build a garden scarecrow, primarily for the purpose of scaring the quail away from some of our vegetable crops, but also to add a bit of whimsy.

So how do you like “Digby”? Making a garden scarecrow was so easy and inexpensive, and we had a lot of fun figuring out how to pull it all together. That’s the topic of this week’s “bonus” video:

Well, what do you think? Are you interested in building your own garden scarecrow? We are thinking of making one more, with it being a gal probably in a long skirt, which would blow around in the wind a bit… thus scaring the birds more.

And speaking of which, to be honest, I’m not sure if the quail are scared of Digby or not, but I sure hope so! During berry season, we will definitely move him next to our raspberry and blackberry beds.

No matter what the outcome, though, it was a fun project that we thought you’d get a kick out of. I’m anxious to hear your comments!