Participants built DIY gourd birdhouses which they painted and decorated Friday afternoon, Nov. 17, 2023, at the Esopus Library. (Tania Barricklo/Daily Freeman) Participants built DIY gourd bird ...

This story was originally published in 2019. It has been updated with photos from fall 2021. A few years ago, Karen Hartman decided to try something new and grow her own gourds. She planted her seeds ...

Let kids invite the birds to nest in the garden with a hollow-gourd birdhouse. Birdhouse gourds are often available at farmers markets and craft stores, already dried, or you can grow your own. To ...

Birdhouse gourds originated in North America hundreds of years ago. Native American Indians such as the Chickasaw tribe are believed to be the first people to use gourds as birdhouses. The Chickasaw ...