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Welcome to my August month of giveaways!
Each Saturday of this month, one of the very talented MFCH readers will be showcasing their products here and generously giving you the opportunity to win a giveaway!
We start the month with Virginia who sells these stunning Garden Birdhouses.
The Garden Birdhouse is in Williamsburg style, and is a replica of a garden shed sold by her mum!
Virginia’s birdhouses are made in Pennsylvania by an Amish man. They are made of wood, with a cedar roof that turns silver gray with time. The birdhouse comes with a bracket to fit snugly onto a 4″ x 4″ post and stand proud in your garden.[blank]
Virginia tells me that the birdhouses are big enough to attract two families, who fly in and out of the windows. The double chevron doors are on iron hinges, and pull open for easy cleaning.
The birdhouse is hand crafted and fully weatherproofed, it can stay out in the garden all year round.[blank]
To enter the giveaway, you simply need to take a tour of Virginia’s website, Garden Birdhouses, and come back here to leave your comment and tell us where you would love to place this beautiful piece of garden decor…. beneath a tree? beside a stream? just beyond your porch? …. I want to know all the details!
To gain an extra entry, simply share the news of the giveaway on Twitter or Facebook, and come back to tell us! A separate comment for each giveaway entry please.
Generous to a fault, Virginia is opening the giveaway to everyone, no matter where they live. If the winner lives outside the states, they will simply have to cover shipping.
The lucky winner will be picked in a weeks time and announced next Saturday, along with the details of the second giveaway.
Good luck to all and thank you for stopping by.[blank]
273 comments
Hi Sharon, What a lovely choice for a give-away! This bird house is just beautiful and the connection to Virginia's mum's shed is lovely! I know exactly where I would place the birdhouse… in the entry courtyard at my shop (Le Potager) we have a very pretty crepe myrtle tree that is frequented by many birds including our regional blue birds who would just love to call one of Virginia's birdhouses home! Thank you and Happy August! ~Jen
I have a post waiting for a new feeder. My Dad made a large feeder for me as a house warming present it was lost in a storm.
What a beautiful birdhouse! I love birds, nests and birdhouses! We just moved from our home of 25 years and left our beloved birdhouse for the young new owners to enjoy. We close on our new home at the end of June. Our yard is a blank slate and I would love it to begin with this lovely birdhouse!
Oh, the places this beautiful bird house could live in my yard and garden! I would place it along the edge of my yard that leads to my woods. Then we could see it everyday from the living room, kitchen, and my bedroom.
Judith
Botanic Bleu Facebook readers are all now reading about this beautiful hand-made birdhouse give-away. Thank you both for giving some lucky MFCH reader this wonderful bird house.
What a fantastic first August give-away…
Judith
I would love to put this beautiful bird house under my huge oak tree! Debra chedeb5353@hotmail.com
Is this open to UK readers?
What a beautiful birdhouse! The birds will love it!
And I love your beautiful blog.
Lovely whishes, Sabina
What an amazing giveaway: I LOVE this Amish birdhouse, and can imagine where it was made having had several holidays in Lancaster County – it is such an interesting part of the US. I love everything Amish – they are so warm and welcoming and creative and their way of life is to be admired.
This birdhouse would be down on our deck overlooking the River Tamar in Devon where hopefully the birds would feel warm and cosy whilst enjoying the view! Thank you Sharon for the opportunity – fingers crossed.
The bird house is beautiful and I loved it covered in snow. I would place it in my rambly cottage garden near the roses and lavender, irises and violets but right where I could still catch a glimpse from the window where my desk is. No work will get done but I will be happy.
Well, if I had that birdhouse (it is, all done and said, lovely), I'd do as Virginia's done, and I'd stick it on top of a VERY high pole.
I moved into a "new" (it's actually 220 years old) house last Spring and, in the chaos of settling, simply hung my old birdhouse in the branches of a large crepe myrtle (yup, we got them also, "Jen"), just a few feet outside the kitchen windows (the room's basically a large sunroom at the dining end).
A few weeks later?….I was sitting at the breakfast table with a visiting friend from Manhattan(understandably enough, this isn't a woman with the most acute sense of Mother Nature's Little Ways) when she suddenly exclaimed "Oh my God!!! Uggh…..there's a snake in the tree!!!! Oh my God!!!""
There was, indeed, a very large/long blacksnake (I've since come to knnow it fairly well, but this was our introduction)…an all-too large portion of which was IN the birdhouse.
"What's it DOING?!?!?!?", she screeched.
"The same thing you're doing," I replied…."Eating breakfast…".
Miss Manhattan suddenly lost her appetite. For the remaining three days of her visit, she wouldn't even go out in the backyard.
True Story. Of course, she's since told all of our mutual friends that I'm living in what's practically the Amazon Basin (it's not; it's just a small town in Central North Carolina).
So, the answer to your question is that I would place the birdhouse on a tall pole…..away from overhanging branches and out of the reach of Mister Thin Lips (my grandmother's name for all snakes).
Level Best as Ever,
David Terry
Hillsborough, NC
http://www.davidterryart.com
We are fortunate enough to have a covered porch across the back of our home and both my husband and I love sitting there and watching the birds making use of our bird bath. It would be so nice to have this lovely duplex on a nearby pole.I'm sure the birds of the neighborhood would enjoy it. Speaking of enjoying I loved the story of the designer.
stwood-2@insightbb.com
This is a beautiful giveaway and I loved being able to read the story behind them. How lovely to have such a shared family history around the design.
My husband and I are city dwellers so our garden is only a third of an acre but in some ways this makes for the perfect space for such a bird dwelling. I've created a small rose garden and the house would be perfect for the space.
I would place the bird house next to my pond patio on a pole. So that I could see it from my kitchen window.
I did love the photo in the snow.
We live not too far away from the Amish Country Pennsylvania, Lancaster County.
Christy
Lil Bit Brit
Thankfully David (who lives west of me a few miles) has the black snake in His yard, so my birds would be safe when I put the birdhouse between my gazebo and the grape arbor. Reading this blog is one of my daily luxuries; thank you for your wonderful words.
What a beautiful home for some lucky birds, I wonder how many birdhouses are duplexes! I have a tree stump about 3feet high that it would sit on perfectly, it would also help fill the gap in the hedge cutting down the tree left. We've had lots more birds in our garden this year which I can only assume is due to the gorgeous summer we're having here in Yorkshire.
Joanna
Fabulous birdhouse and it would be a real asset to my acre garden filled with roses and birds! I am a faithful reader. Especially enjoy the antics of your dogs.
Very sweet, if I had one I would also put a top a post and display it in front of my new Shabby Chic Shed I have recently had built. Would love to sit and look out the window and watch the birds enjoying it, I do so love watching my feathered friends.Thanks so much for a chance to win, fingers are crossed.
How sweet, I can picture it outside my Little Shabby Chic Shack where I could watch my feather friends enjoying it, how I love my feather fiends. Fingers are crossed and Thank You so much for this chance.
What a gorgeous bird house! I love the style and I know just where it would go. There is a magnolia tree that I can see through my kitchen window, which the birds seem to love. Right now I just have hummingbird feeders there, but one of Virginia's birdhouses would fit perfectly next to the trees. It would make me look forward to doing the dishes.
I do love this birdhouse! I would place it in the backyard near a oak tree so I could watch it from my screen porch. Thank you for this opportunity!
What a lovely birdhouse! I am originally from Virginia and it brought back wonderful memories. I believe I would put it by my large avocado tree so I could sit in my familyroom and see it. It's just beautiful. And I will share on my Facebook page as well for my sister to see!
I would love this birdhouse, which is absolutely beautiful, surrounded by roses and near my cherry tree. Alas, I live in England, so it is not possible to enter.
OMW what a story about the snake!!!
An absolutely lovely giveaway. I would love to own a Garden Birdhouse. My husband designed this squared off area out back, using Rose of Sharon bushes. You enter through an arbor draped with climbing roses. Inside this court-square is where I would place this beautiful birdhouse.. So every time I sit and relax out there, I could enjoy the birdhouse and admire the birds it will attract.
Back again! I would love to know the real story of the Amish, and not the stuff we get fed on tv reality shows
I have always wanted a bird house for my garden. I think they are the perfect touch to finish off a cottage garden. Unfortunately my taste ans my budget have never matched. I love this one. It would be perfect on my horse farm with the coupalla and barn door .
Oh how cute! This adorable bird house would look wonderful by the garden gate of my 1730's home in New England.
I love birds. After moving to NJ from the UK my hubby brought me a NJ bird book, so I can stand at my kitchen back door with my girls and identify our little visitors (my mum would do the same with me as a girl). My mum sent me a birdhouse from the UK for Christmas a few years back (not nearly as grand as this one), it hung in my pear tree, but was lost during hurricane Sandy. I would put the bird house on a post near to that pear tree, so I could stand & watch the birds from the kitchen back door.
What a beautiful birdhouse. My mother loved birdhouses. I would put this birdhouse in my backyard near my "secret garden". A place i go to reflect and get sone quiet time. I would love to share my quiet time with this lovely birdhouse and also have it as a beautiful tribute to my Mother who loved birdhouses.
I wonder if this birdhouse would attract bluebirds? (I am not sure if they like next-door neighbors.) Regardless, I would set this beautiful birdhouse at the edge of my cutting garden. I would enjoy its craftsmanship, and the birds could enjoy the garden insects. A win/win!
I'd have a true dilemma of where to put the birdhouse because we're have additions put onto opposite sides of the house: one a conservatory with lots of windows and the other a kitchen with a windowed bumpout for the kitchen table.
I can see us sitting in either room fully enjoying this spectacular birdhouse.
Ultimately I think I'd put it on the conservatory side where the birds could come and go as they please and not be bothered by the activity in the potager which sits just off the kitchen.
The conservatory side of the house has a large lawn that is edged by a bowl-shaped woods. This lovely edifice for winged (pronounced with 2 syllables) specimens would truly grace this area. Jo @ Let's Face the Music
Just in case I win: jamesonvaughn (at) Verizon (dot) net
Bonjour, Sharon–I would love to win this beautiful bird house! We live on Cape Cod and there's so many pretty birds here, (along with seagulls and ospreys!) I can already imagine how the white bird house would look against the green-green lawn and the blue-blue water! Merci beaucoup, Jamie (JamieCatCallan@aol.com) P.S. I'm the author of Ooh La La!, French Women Don't Sleep Alone and Bonjour, Happiness! I love all things French and you are a great inspiration!
I shared this lovely giveaway on FB. Jo @ Let's Face the Music
Stunning… I would love this birdhouse just by my pond… and old chicken house… It would look adorable in the garden… How generous of Virginia to give this away, it's so beautiful… Have a lovely weekend, Sharon… xv
Me encantaría regalársela a mi ahijado, que la clavara al pie de una Wisteria muy cerca de la piscina, para que pudiera observar a los pájaros en sus idas y venidas. Ya tiene unos prismáticos para observarlos, el 31 de Julio cumplió 4 años. Me ha encantado la casa muchas gracias por el sorteo
What a lovely birdhouse. If I won I would put mine in the backyard about 20 feet or so from our existing, very active, feeder station and at the base of our berm. Perfection!
I love this birdhouse, oh yes I would place this in my front yard so I could sit on the porch on my Shabby Chic wicker couch and watch those birds make their home! What a wonderful giveaway. Di@Cottage-Wishes
Just tweeted about your fabulous giveaway! https://twitter.com/didifinds/status/363646017821876226
Di@Cottage-wishes
I live in a flat in an old Scottish mansion house. With some of my neighbours, I'm restoring the garden parterres. Sadly the lead fountain which used to be at the centre is long gone – so we would put the birdhouse there, and instead of the plash of water, we would have the cheeping of birds to cheer us as we clear the weeds…
Monika – Just what our backyard needs. It would be a wonderful addition to our new home here in SC. Such a beautiful design and quality workmanship. Love it!
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Monika – Just what our backyard needs. It would be a wonderful addition to our new home here in SC. Such a beautiful design and quality workmanship. Love it!
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This is a wonderful and well made Birdhouse! Thanks so much for turning me on to this site. I have many small birds such as wrens, chickadee's and finch's in my back yard here in Atlanta, and this would be a wonderful addition.
dianaalexander1@gmail.com
this is so beautiful. I went to the website, and if i won it i would put it beside my viburnum, the birds seem to love it.
thanks for this opportunity!
Is the give away open for DK readers ?
These are beautiful birdhouses! Like miniature sculptures, each one. If I were to wine, I would place my birdhouse beneath the service berry tree in the front of our house. Perfect place for a young bird family. Thank you!
em9499 at gmail dot com
This is a beautiful birdhouse. I'd love to have it within viewing distance of my new screen porch. It would look wonderful in the garden of my victorian house on the Eastern Shore of Virginia (not too far from Williamsburg).
I love this birdhouse and I love the blog. I have been a lover of birdhouses and have posted all of mine on my blog. I feed my birds, photograph them and love them dearly. We had all three of my birdhouses filled with babies this summer. It has been a blessing, aside from find three nests all around my porch also hatching chirping little ones. We had three little furry heads in one and 2 in another. I would cherish this birdhouse and it would be a perfect addition to my others. I would absolutely love to win. Thank you so much for doing this wonderful giveaway.
Feel free to see my birdhouses at http://www.leeshideaway.blogspot.com
Thanks again
Lisa
I have always adored these birdhouses, my neighbor has a round stately house in the corner of his back yard and that is where I would put one, near our row of crape myrtle trees. I'd love to win and treasure your Birdhouse!
I have fond memories of our family's visit to Williamsburg…she in her teal long dress, hat and apron (halloween pilgrim costume)walking the brick pathway next to a white picket fence AND a white birdhouse! I should like to replicate that feeling in my own small yard with this fabulous-looking birdhouse! There are chickadees that frequent this neighborhood and I'm sure they would love to have a place like that for nesting!
I love these birdhouses! We recently built a new deck on our home. I have a spot near the back window, among some high grasses and hydrangea that would be perfect for one of these. I would be easily visible from the kitchen, the family room and, most importantly, from the deck. We have a cat who loves to lay in the sun in the family room window watching the birds. He would probably appreciate this birdhouse most of all. Thanks for the contest and sharing these houses!
Very, very nice romantic birdhouse. Would be wonderfull in my dutch garden. Nice to tell us about these romantic houses.I get always many ideas by reading your blog. Thanks,
Lianne
The bird house is lovely and made with such pride….I loved the story. I would place the birdhouse on a post in my backyard. I live in a small (less than 900s.f.) cottage style house that is new but they created a wetland nearby that attracts thousands of birds (so wonderful to watch in the spring and summer months) and my grandsons Ian and Emri would enjoy seeing what birds would make it there home.
Dear Sharon,
I adore this special birdhouse and would actually place in my garden area right outside of my front door!
Thank you so much!
xoxo
Karena
2013 Designer Series
What a beautiful home for birds! It is great to be able to have a chance to win one for a lucky bird family; I can see them happily nesting away in it.
OH MY GOSH.
OH I absolutely positively looooove this birdhouse!
We call our home Finch Rest and that's the name of my blog too – we have so many birds and sooooo need a birdhouse.
I live in Ohio so it isn't even far to ship this to me. (Shameless hint)
I am heading over to her site to see her other birdhouses, wow, this one is gorgeous and I love it is modeled after that awesome garden shed. What an amazing garden shed!
Thanks for this opportunity, it is wonderful and generous.
PS
I loved her video of the wrens coming in and out. I had a wren use one of my decorative birdhouses on my potting table earlier this year – it wasn't up high, never thought it would actually be USED by a bird family, and unfortunately a racoon got in and wreaked havoc.
Hubs said he would hang it up high for me, and somehow cut open the bottom so it can be cleaned out easily now – hopefully it will be used again. I have 7 birdfeeders but only that one decorative birdhouse. We have been wanting some for years but haven't gotten around to it yet. We have several gardens and lots of trees now, that awesome birdhouse could go anyway, but I should like it close enough to be able to watch the birds too – but also be out of harms way!
I would cherish this house if we were lucky enough to win.
I would put it just beyond our patio in the back yard, where it could also be seen from the kitchen window. My husband is a biologist and a birder – he would love it!
Oh My Love the birdhouse This beauty would go in our front yard walkway near the birdbath
for all to see
it is so lovely
I want to move in too
Awesome giveaway
Thank you for the opportunity
Blessings
Pam
Oh this is stunning. I would put this next to my patio in the back yard so I could sit and watch the birds. I love it. Hugs, Marty
It is always a pleasure to visit this blog! The pictures are wonderful! thanks for sharing!Manuela
cemmanias.blogspot.com
This adorable birdhouse would be perfect nestled, (of course! ) between the petite Koi pond and the arbor covered with the most beautiful Persian Pea Vine with the loveliest of lavender blossoms. Elephant Ears beneath, a pair of tall pines in back. A tranquil and gentle fountain to the right provides a calming water flow and bathing for my fine feathered friends. Mockingbirds, Bluejays, Cardinals, Startlings, Sparrows and Hummingbirds love their oasis, but they just need a home to rest in after a busy day in their backyard. I think the dragonflies would be jealous if the birds had this home.
My daughter attends William and Mary in Williamsburg and each time we visit I fall more in love with the history and architecture. How wonderful it would be to have our own little piece of Williamsburg in our very own backyard! This birdhouse is so charming and I would love to place it right beneath our Virginia dogwood trees. I can just picture it in the spring with the dogwood blooms providing the perfect backdrop for the birdhouse. Thanks for sharing this opportunity!
What a charming little house! Love it! We have a lovely backyard with many birds. I would put it near our fruit trees where the birds love to sit and nibble the apples. Thank you for sharing this lovely little home. ♥
I love this birdhouse! The website is gorgeous and I love knowin aboutg the craftsmanship that went into each one that is made. I would place this on a very tall pole in the middle of my backyard, situated so it could be seen from the kitchen. my yard is on the edge of the woods.
What a beautiful birdhouse. We were just looking at bird houses yesterday at the local hard ware store. But this one is stunning. We recently purchased a new home and I would love to put this beauty in my new garden. Thank you for the opportunity!
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What a charming little bird house. I would love to win this and if I did it would most definitely find a home under my crepe mytrle behind my pool in view from my window over the sink in the kitchen.
Adorable! Such a fun give-away…this sweet birdhouse would be perfect outside my kitchen window in my breakfast garden!
I have the perfect complementary white Greek Revival Georgian house backdrop for Virginia's birdhouse. Our Alabama birds would love their new home! We would place it where it could be viewed through our extra-large bay windows in our garden which is lined by Grandma's Yellow Roses!
Yes…I'd love this charming little Bird Home.
I would place in in our garden near our "garden shed" which looks just like the little house (how neat is that). Jenny & Johnny Wren have raised two families in the garden…come next spring, they would love a beautiful new home!
I usualy don't get too excited about "give aways" but this one: Calls To Me!
A very nice, stylish birdhouse. Looks like it is crafted with care to details. This would great in my flower garden with roses, hollyhocks, dahlias, iris, and clematis. The garden is at our lake house and I have 2 bird feeders there that attract many birds.
How beautiful! My flower garden to watch the birds and butterflies is my serene place. Virginia's birdhouse design is one of the most beautiful birdhouses I have seen. I have trouble with large birds trying to take over my feeders and not allowing my small birds to have access. How I would love to provide a home like this for my small birds. I have a grove of aspen trees near my deck that I think would be a perfect place or right in the middle of my flower garden would be stunning! Thanks for the chance at this great giveaway !
Barb in Colorado
I LIKED THIS ON FACEBOOK, TOO!
Barb in Colorado
Just shared to my FaceBook wsll…What a special give away!
I have shared this birdhouse give away with my sister (in-law)on facebook. I know she'd love this! It would compliment her beautiful Nevada (USA) home and garden!
I would kill for this birdhouse and we have just the place for it in our yard in North Georgia. We have lots of birds here, wrens among them. Our yard backends in woods and a creek. Nothing would be more appropriate than this as a gift for my daughter on her birthday. One of the most original I have ever seen.
Oh, this is gorgeous! I would place it in a little patch of our property that has lots of hydrangea bushes. I think it would look absolutely perfect there!
What a lovely home pour les oiseaux, and a dream idea for humans! Anita
What a charming birdhouse! I have the perfect spot in my garden in California but it would be so lovely in the kitchen garden in Montegut, and a sweet reminder of classic Americana. Oh, the decisions!
Linda
http://www.OneFootinFrance.blogspot.com
Just beautiful! I'm not sure where I'd put it if I won. We recently completely rebuilt our big Victorian front porch. There is a spot on the side where we took out bushes that would be perfect for the birdhouse. That way people going by the house would be able to see it along side our new porch. But, we also put in a new back porch, and that is where the bird feeders are. I would love the opportunity to dither and change my mind, moving it around until I found the absolute perfect place for it. Thank you.
This birdhouse would have a special place in my garden, near the woods where we live. I would love to see the birds come and go daily. There are four seasons in Western New York and the birdhouse would look lovely in all of them. Best wishes for your giveaways!
The Carolina wrens who live in my yard would be thrilled with this birdhouse. So would I – it's beautifully designed and made and would be a great addition to the back garden. Tea on the deck, watching birds flitter in and out of a birdhouse and the screen of trees behind the house, with an occasional foray into flowers — perfect summer time.
I would love to have this birdhouse to celebrate my upcoming birthday. I have a lovely cluster of hydrangeas at the entrance to my woodland shade garden and this would be a lovely focal point.
A lovely visit at 'Garden Birdhouses' and a stunning gallery of photos! Thanks for sharing!
Such a delightful birdhouse merits a special spot. Our tiny island (1 1/2 mile long by 1/2 mile wide) has many songbirds and I already imagine one, perhaps two bird families enjoying such a grand house! I would definitively place it near the ivy bush they hide into when the eagles are on the hunt…
A sweet giveaway! God bless,
Oh wow!!!! Love this! Handcrafted by an Amish man. So beautiful! We would put it in our back garden so that we could see it from our porch! We've also posted this give-away on our Facebook page. Thank you!
Simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! Oh how this would fit into my cottage garden at my very own "Dove Cottage". I am moving back to Western NY (from FL.) very shortly, and I would love to place this outside my window and see the birds make their new home also. The work of the Amish is so unreal. Thank you for such an awesome giveaway!
mkg211@aol.com
So beautiful!! I'd love to have one under the tree in my garden.Thank you Sharon
The birdhouse is absolutely beautiful. I think I would use it in my house for a center piece first then place it outside near our deck so that we could see the birds. I loved looking at all the different gallery photos at the "Garden Birdhouse" website. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. Susanne
I would put it in my back garden and be able to watch any visitors coming and going.
Lovely bird houses. Thank-you for a fun give-away!
pve
Dear Sharon,
I've just read over all of these comments following my own, heartfelt, and deeply-touching (I thought) posting.
In contrast to MY reply,all of these others seem crudely grasping, self-serving, and unavoidably materialistic…..too cringe-making for words, actually.
Do, please allow me to repeat that I WANT THE BIRDHOUSE. I want it for my home….so that it can MAKE OTHERS HAPPY (I never think of myself, of course). I'm sure that, given all the deprivations and self-sacrifices I have endured for over FITY YEARS now, I DESERVE that damned birdhouse.
Please, Sharon,tell all your other readers that you like me best-of-all….SO, I win the give-away, I get the birdhouse, and they can all just go back where-ever they came from. Would you, please, just tell them that for me, Sharon?
(I know this is the internet, and irony doesn't necessarily "Translate"….but do I need to emphasize that I'm joking? Actually, I already have several nice birdhouses, which I'll eventually get around to hanging up somewhere beyond the reach of snakes).
Just for the record?…..a client of mine whom I had to visit recently showed me her back yard….where she has a custom-made doghouse, a birdhouse, AND a "playhouse" for her little daughter that are miniature replicas of her own, very large, very new, and intensely decorated&detailed; house.
I thought that surrounding your house with replicas of your house was mucho-creepy (also, that some urologist's wives had too much time on their hands), but I didn't actually say that to her face. I had a picture to sell and didn't planon having to return anytime soon.
At this point, I should admit, that, if I don't get the birdhouse, I will probably find someway to continue going on in this world…….it IS lovely, though.
—-david terry
http://www.davidterryart.com
I love birds and bird houses. I would put this beautiful bird house in my backyard under my orchid tree that can be seen from my living/dining room. Thanks for the opportunity to win it!
Eva
evafalletta@yahoo.com
I shared this on my facebook page. I love it and would place it under my orchid tree in the backyard. You can see my orchid tree from my living/dining room and it would be beautiful! Thanks for the opportunity to win it!
Eva
evafalletta@yahoo.com
Oh, my! This is one of the sweetest bird houses ever. It was fun to watch the video of the birds actually using this house, and how clever that it is a duplex. 😉 I would be thrilled beyond measure to have one of these in our garden. There are many places it could happily live. We back to a greenbelt area with a creek and lots of trees. I'd place it at the back of our garden near the woods but in view of our sunroom and terraces. Then I could sit for hours watching some feathery families come and go as they do in the video. Sharon, this is such a generous gift! I'm thrilled to know of this resource. Thank you! ~ Sarah
How beautiful!! I too would have to put this on a higher pole for the same reason of other critters looking in all the best places for something to eat. Also, I have a couple of cats that would spend the day contemplating on a way to get to it!! So, a tall pole and the middle of the backyard with beautiful flowers to surround it and evergreens for birds in the winter. I have a picket fence so it would have a nice backdrop along and I could enjoy it from most every window facing the back. Just gorgeous! Thank you for the link to the web site!
How stunning is that birdhouse. I have always wanted a true American made birdhouse – and this would look lovely in my potager garden next to my pond. I would make it the centre piece for everyone to admire. Thank you for a fantastic giveaway, very generous!!
Have just 'liked' on my facebook and also on Pinterest. Thanks for the opportunity.
I Would give this lovely birdhouse to my mother so she could put it in her garden to enjoy.
I absolutely love the birdhouse. It would be lovely beside the weeping willow tree in my back yard. There are many birds in my back garden and I sit on the back screened porch and watch them for hours. I saved her website to my favorites and will be visiting it again.
Shirley McAfee
Peachtree City, GA
USA
Oh my, how delightful. If I won, I would place the birdhouse right outside my screen room to see my bird friends!
What a wonderful birdhouse! I am fixing up an area in my garden and planting a tree in my brother's memory. He was an avid bird lover so I would put it in "Jeff's Garden", it would be perfect.
Those are the most elegant of bird houses. Any bird family would be lucky to score a roost!
I could watch Virginia's video over and over again! I just Love my little feathered friends. We just moved from Florida to Washington State 4 months ago, and setting up New Bird feeders for our New friends amongst 4 Apple Trees we have in our Back yard off the Main Patio. I would just love to win this and offer my New friends a Beautiful Home for the Winter. I would definitely have it on a White post as well. Underneath the Apple Tree Garden in the Spring Tulips, Hyacinths, and Iris's Bloom. I also added a Angel that holds up a large shallow bowl for there Bath. Thank~You so much for such a generous and Beautiful Give Away!
Have a Great Week!
Huggs, Nancy
I just tweeted about the Give Away~ @cdagifts
Huggs, Nancy
I shared the Give Away on FB too~ Nancy Reffle
Huggs, Nancy
So whimsical and beautiful. The perfect addition to any garden. Congratulations on a fabulous site!!
The shiplap siding of the birdhouse mimics that of our home where my youngest son married the love of his life this past Saturday. I would love to give it to them to put in their garden to remind them of the love their family has for them and the amazing day of their wedding.
I have wanted one of these "elegant" birdhouses for years! This one in particular is not only uber attractive but so practical! The doors which open easily for cleaning and the fact that it houses two families! Double the watching pleasure!! I would put it in viewing of my kitchen window so I could follow all of the goings on while I'm cooking and washing dishes!
I love this beautiful birdhouse especially because of the story behind it! I just hosted a bridal shower for my niece last week themed "Lovebirds"! If I won this gift, I would place it beyond my porch under a big oak tree and enjoy it all day! I would then pass it along to my niece when she bought her first home to remind us of the "Lovebird" wedding memory!
Oh, Sharon, what an absolutely beautiful birdhouse. I, too, live not too far from Virginia's childhood home in southcentral PA.
If I were fortunate enough to win, this lovely piece would be placed front and center in my perennial bed between the variegated redbud and the paeonia. Since my front porch has large white columns, the birdhouse would look custom made and would add a lovely bit of structure to the eastern end of the bed.
As for seeing a black snake halfway into a birdhouse, well, that's the notion that nightmares are made of! After gardening for over 25 years I still have difficulty coexisting with them…ick!
Thank you for a wonderful giveaway.
David,
Your work is exquisite. I doubt I've ever seen dogs portrayed in such a thoughtful manner. Sharon, please give him the birdhouse as long as he promises to give away one of his pieces, or perhaps a pet portrait?
Beautiful birdhouse! I would love to place this birdhouse at the corner of my garden that wraps around the side and front of my house.
Beautiful birdhouse. There's a corner in the back I could place it. It would be fun to watch them coming and going.
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What a wonderful looking birdhouse, we'd love that in our garden 😉 thanks !
That is a beautiful birdhouse. How generous! I love the photos of the farm on the website. It looks so beautiful.
If I was lucky enough to win this birdhouse, I would place it right in the middle of one of my 4 garden borders in my backyard. What a treat to have a house for my beautiful birds that visit the garden. Thank you!
Susan
What an absolutely beautiful birdhouse! This year I planted a wildflower garden, which has brought such delight to the rest of the garden, and to me, and to all the birds and bees flying amongst the flowers. This birdhouse would look completely at home there. Thanks for the opportunity to win it! ::Jill
These are beautiful birdhouses. What a nice story about how she came about the design. I would put the birdhouse in my backyard so I could watch from my kitchen, all the birds using it.
I wasn't sure how to do this…so here goes! My beds in the back of our house are FULL of daisies, coneflowers, sunflowers, wildflowers, etc. Past the beds we face a ranch with grazing cows. I would put that beautiful birdhouse right in the middle of all of those flowers and have that whole beautiful scene to enjoy. Heaven!!!
Today I watched the squirrels and birds playing in my back yard. A ground hog climbed a tree and yes, I am quite sure it was a ground hog. I suppose he or she was looking for higher ground. The birds were so happy, it was like a scene from a Disney movie. It makes me smile now thinking about the natural setting and the busy lives the birds live. I thought perhaps they would like a bird house or a bird bath in my backyard…then I see your post!
I would love the pretty white bird house the wrens were flying in and out of in the video on the Garden Birdhouse site. I planted two peach trees this Spring and imagine it standing on a post between the two trees. My gardens are doing well this year. We have had a lot of rain in the Washington D.C. Area. Bright red geraniums and pink hydrangeas would love the addition of a new birdhouse.
Thank you,
Dorothy Durbin
Lovely. We live on the edge of a conservation area–Duffield Pond. I'd place the birdhouse just at the woods' edge in full view of our morning room and screened porch. Thank you!
Would put this beauty on a pole near my second floor deck where I sit to enjoy the sunsets.
Lovely……..living in Va & having a child at school in Wmsburg this is such a beautiful replication of our heritage & our future.
But the best is how much the birds love it….
Would be so exciting to place anywhere in a yd…..but past the birdbath here would be perfect.
I love this birdhouse, and the serendipitous way that the 'project' began it's life.
One of the first things we put in our new garden 13 years ago, was a lovely dovecote, painted teal and purple with a porcelain finial.
We are building a new house and starting a garden from scratch and I would love to take our old birdhouse, but alas, most of the wood has rotted, and all that is holding the birdhouse together is the paint!
This lovely birdhouse would sit in pride of place in my new garden and give me hope of the beautiful flowers and birds that will eventually flourish from this bare yard.
If I win, it would be winging it's way to Australia.
Thanks for this lovely August offer. 🙂
Such a beautiful birdhouse. I love the serendipitous story of the 'project's' beginning.
My house has a lovely established garden which gives me great joy. It has a profusion of flowers and attracts lots of birds. 13 years ago, I 'planted' a wonderful dovecote, painted teal and purple with a porcelain finial, for the little birds.
Now we are building a new house and garden from a bare paddock.
I would love to take my dovecote with us, but alas, all the wood has rotted and it is held together only by the paint!
I would love to give this beautiful birdhouse pride of place to give me hope for the abundance of flowers and bird that will someday flourish on this barren site.
If I win, the birdhouse will be winging it's way to Australia.
Thanks you.
I would put this beautiful house in a middle island with dogwoods, azaleas and ferns. It could be seen from all angles in the yard. Wow, they are all so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Kathy
We have had so much fun feeding our birds this summer. It would be even more fun to watch them living in their own little house which we would place at the edge of the woods. Thank you for the chance to win it!
It's beautiful and would look so wonderful in my friend's French potager that she is building at her lake home in Wisconsin. The garden shed and chicken aviary sit right next to it with pear and apple trees. How divine.
Oh, if you only knew how much I LOVE and collect Birdhouses! I do not have anything as magnificent as this birdhouse! I would place it in our backyard next to my ROSES beside our wood fence! We LOVE sitting out in the back and watching all the birds that we feed and the new babies born during the year along with a precious orphaned Baby Rabbit that we feed. We LIVE in Texas, USA and I would LOVE to show this beauty off to my friends and lover's of Birds! Thanks for the opportunity……keeping my fingers crossed! I LOVE your site!
My French Country Home is such a balm to my senses…it truly is…each and every time. Thankyou.
I can see this delightful creation amongst the trees and flowers of Chateau de Gudanes, giving home to the birds of the Pyrenees Mountains, just nearby.
A dear friend of mine is in the process of re-establishing this national French treasure as we speak.
It is astoundingly beautiful there and deserves another treasure n'est pa?
My, what a wonderful story and lovely birdhouse. My husband and I are redoing our front yard in Southern California, and would simply treasure having this lovely birdhouse as part of our new garden. Fondly, Debbie S.
Qu'est ce qu'il est beau le nichoir de Virginie !! Il aurait tout à fait sa place dans mon jardin au près de la lavande, du rosier blanc et du romarin ! Parfait pour accueillir mésanges ou rouge-gorges ! Ferait-il le voyage jusqu'en France ?!Karine
Just in time for our new home! We live in Ile de France and the gardens are beautiful this year due to all the rain. I have been collecting birdhouse pics with the intention of finding some for our new garden…I would place it close to a big cherry tree overlooking our terrace. What a beauty.
Thanks,
Nina
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Those are absolutely fantastic birdhouses. I have one in the garden which is always occupied by a little family of chickadees. 🙂
I would love to put the birdhouse in my new Vermont garden:) the snowy picture on her site reminded me of that!
Thank you!
I watched the charming little video. The birdhouse is quite attractive and well made and I think it would fit nicely in my cottage garden near the kitchen window. I love watching the activity of the birds, the bees, butterflies, and the hummingbirds that show up every day! Thank you for sharing.
How very elegant this birdhouse would be in my beautiful garden. we live on a lake near a stream with many birds who are always looking for a home.
Sharon – every time I visit your blog there is something amazing to read about/look at/covet!!!!!! Absolutely gorgeous – I have been promising my husband a birdhouse as a birthday/Christmas gift for quite some time but haven't found one which would look wonderful and accommodate the variety of birds in our garden – they currently are making do with the abundance of wisteria climbing up the walls…..how wonderful it would be to host them in such style…..love it!!! Can just picture this outside the kitchen window….best wishes, Susie x
We live in Williamsburg, VA. This birdhouse would be the talk of the town!! I would put it on a pole just off the deck and very visible from our large Dining Room window. Just love it!! Faith B
Every year it seems I add more garden to our place here in Tennessee. I think this beautiful birdhouse would be at home in the back shade garden near the fence
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The view from my kitchen window is one of my favorite views to the outside landscape. It frames some of the prettiest flora and fauna in our yard, so I would place the bird house in a landscaped bed that surrounds our pool. The birds love the plantings that are there, and a bird house would bring in even more visitors!
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What a lovely birdhouse, like none I have ever seen! I would love to have this to put in the flowerbed in between my double driveway which is a bird sanctuary. I have my feeders and birdbath set up in it and have been needing a gorgeous birdhouse to accompany my guests 🙂 My mailbox is made by the Amish from Pennsylvania, and this birdhouse would be perfect! Thank you, Deni Wilson from NC.
This birdhouse is gorgeous. I would put it in the middle of my garden for the bluebirds. kim.dobson@ymail.com
As a resident of Lancaster County, PA, I have come to appreciate the craftmanship that people like Virginia do so well. This birdhouse is just beautiful! I would put it in my back yard next to my small flower garden & enjoy all the beautiful birds that gather round it…..all year long! Thank you for having these wonderful products that are proudly made in the USA by so many talented people! Virginia well done! Christina A.
The birdhouses are all gorgeous, the one covered with snow was so pretty! I have a large magnolia tree which is limbed up so that it makes a room underneath. We have chairs and tables here and enjoy sitting outside when it is no so hot! I would place my birdhouse at the back of this "room".
My birds would think they had died and gone to heaven if I had this in my garden! Right now they hang out in a run down slum compared to this beauty! A must have!!
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On a veeery tall pole in the middle of my flower garden. ( I read the snake thing. Ugh.) Definitely would love seeing it and the birds from the kitchen window.
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I have a perennial garden off of my brick patio with a red bud tree that would be a perfect place for the Williamsburg birdhouse. My home is very colonial and lived in Williamsburg for 5 years. Such a charming place and my home is very Williamsburg!!! This is a beautiful charming birdhouse…hope I win…
What a lovely birdhouse. Both my husband and I are backyard birders and we are constantly amazed at the variety of birds that live and migrate thru our yard during the year. The lovely birdhouse would make a welcome addition to the sunny perennial garden planted especially for bird watching.
Thank you,
Terri in NC
Bonjour!
Year after year a small wren builds a nest on my front porch right in the middle of my fern or other potted plants. I now call her "Maybelline". My beautiful little Maybelline needs an "Extreme Makeover" dream come true…mainly because my cats have figured her out! (She has to keep abandoning her nest whenever they come around and to avoid this the best she can in her present situation, she has completely covered the nest with twigs, except for a tiny opening for herself.)
Will you please consider Maybelline in your choice for this lovely birdhouse?
Merci! from Suzanne and Maybelline @ Le Farm
I read your blog daily as I sip my morning coffee, happily transporting myself to your lovely French Country Home in Normandy. Your photos are beautiful and your musings are enticing, making me long to return to France.
This exquisite birdhouse would be placed along a wooden fence in a corner behind my home, surrounded by oak and maple trees and creeping ivy. It would be appropriately named 'My French Country Home' and would serve as a reminder that often dreams become possibilities!
What a wonderful giveaway! Well I would put this amazing birdhouse right underneath my pink dogwood tree. The white against the pink in springtime would be beautiful. Plus I love everything Williamsburg.
Hi there, what a wonderful giveaway ! We have just bought a lovely ranch and would love to add this beautiful birdhouse to our back garden where we could enjoy watching and listening to the birds every day! Thanks for the opportunity.
Lynn
What a wonderful giveaway! I would put the birdhouse underneath my pink dogwood. How beautiful that would be in the springtime with the white against the pink.
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Deborah Brown
Top of the morning from a piece of heaven in idaho!!!! Loved Virginia's site, especially the story of how the house came into being. A true treasure. Living in a New England Farmhouse, I would love to start a small collection of birdhouses. this by far is the most impressive. 50 species of birds would love a new home!! Sharon, you are a dear to share as well as Virginia. Thank you to you both.
What a beauty. How wonderful to be talented enough to build this. I can't imagine the satisfaction when it was completed. We live in a 160 yr old Victorian in town. There is a perfect place in our flower garden where it could be seen by the people walking by with their ice creams. Oh yes, I would enjoy it as well. Kudos to you.
What a charming birdhouse! I love it! I would place it in my backyard and watch the chickadees fly in and out the windows! I'm fascinated by the idea that two families could share this house…a duplex!
What a beauty. I can't imagine how proud you must feel when you accomplish building this. We live in a 160 year old Victorian in a small Michigan town. We have a perfect spot in the flower garden next to our porch where people in town can walk by with their ice creams and enjoy your bird house. Oh yes, I could enjoy it too. Kudos
a beautiful birdhouse! backyard placement for me.
Her birdhouse is beautiful! If I were lucky enough to win it, I would place it in my favorite spot in the yard………….right next to a little iron fence section with jasmine growing on it, in a shady spot of the yard where there is a little birdbath that birds love to visit. I could watch the activity from my breakfast room window, or sit on the curved concrete bench near the birdbath and see them up close. My birds are so used to seeing me in the yard that they do not even fly away when I am there. Love that spot! Thanks for the giveaway. Dotti
Absolutely cute! And what a great story of how they came about! I love it! I live in the south … just outside Atlanta … and this would be perfect for my garden! I think the best place of all would be just inside the garden gate near the gorgeous limelights! The perfect spot to greet guests who fly in 😉 and/or walk in … and easily seen from the porch above!
p.s. I heart My French Country Home blog *smile*
This is an amazing birdhouse. I love it. We live in the woods and have lots of birds visitors. They would adore living in this. I have just the perfect spot. I would put it just outside my office window, right here where I can enjoy it. Thanks so much. I hope I win.
FAB-U-LOUS! My son just bought his first home, and I would love to win this for them. They have a gorgeous, huge green yard that needs a few special touches, like this bird house. I could picture it just off their patio, about 20' from their back door.
I have a spot in our new flower garden, near the pool. These are just beautiful and any bird would be proud to call it home. Thank you for the chance to win one!
What a charming and functional Williamsburg designed birdhouse! Such a compliment to design a birdhouse in the same beautiful style as her mother. I especially admire the ingenuity of using the barn door as an entrance to clean out the past seasons nests and the clever use of the windows as an entrance for wrens or chickadees. I know from experience that the Amish are fine craftsmen. When I was pregnant with my daughter I traveled to Lancaster and ordered a beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch Playhouse…My daughter, as well as the neighborhood children, spent many wonderful and fun filled hours playing within. I have recently moved from Pennsylvania to Alabama and one of the things that I miss most is the luxury of a weekend trip to Lancaster county.
Beautiful…I just moved back to Pennsylvania after living in Williamsburg Virginia for the past five and this would be a lovely reminder of the area. It would look beautiful next to our Chippendale bench in our garden and would be enjoyed by all. What a creative and talented gift you have…..thank you for sharing it with us all.
Michelle
What a lovely giveaway. I would place the birdhouse withing viewing distance of my kitchen window, attached to a pole and surrounded by plants and flowers so the "family" could eat all the bad bugs devouring my flowers. Thanks for the chance.
We recently moved to the eastern shore of Maryland. Having a large garden is a real treat for me. One of the first things we did was add a bird bath. What a joy they are to watch!! To be able to provide such a safe and lovely home to raise their babies would be the perfect way to thank them.
I grew up in Virginia and have such dear fond memories of visiting Williamsburg as a little girl. I can still remember the distinct smell of the old boxwood bushes in the town. These birdhouses sure remind me of my southern roots! Beautiful craftsmanship and attention to detail. Love these beauties!
Karen
Love these houses! I'd put one on my deck – we have Cardinals, Blue Jays and small, yellow Finches who would enjoy having a home!
Thank you,
Cynthia
Ohhh what a wonderful birdhouse!!! And such a lovely site to visit! I just love the little video of the little birdies coming and going to there wonder home! I moved from NJ to Georgia 2 years ago… as I was very close to my mom (my bestfriend) she moved here just a few months prior. I came down, she helped me pick out a house, I went back to NJ and sold my house. I packed the truck and headed to begin my new life in Ga. Then the worse thing in the world happened. The day my moving truck pulled up I was visiting with my Mom. At 8pm I decided to go look at my new home, I stood up to leave, my mom said "have fun" and just after she said that she feel to the ground and had a massive heart attack. My wonderful, beautiful, caring mom my best friend passed away right in front of me. Life has not been the same. As I sit here writing this I have my home up for sale with the hope that it will sell in time for me to get back to NJ so I can purchase my Moms 200 year old farmhouse that is for sale! She had a wonderful garden as she love roses, peonies etc… she lived in here garden. And so if I won this wonderful birdhouse I would put it right out side her kitchen window along with her climbing roses where she would stand and watch her birdhouse along with my father who passed away the year prior to my mom. Its a wonderful little home for the little birdies but no matter who wins I am sure they will enjoy it for years to come. I have very fond memories of Penn. and visiting the Amish!! I hope once back in my home state that I will once again go back to visit these wonderful people living the simple life that I now dream of living. Thank you , Lorene Lddesign65@aol.com
Love, love the birdhouse. And I love the video she posted of the birds using it.
If I won it would go in my perennial garden, where I do have a birdhouse but in the Spring it fills up pretty fast and the no vacancy sign makes an appearance. It would be surrounded by a huge Limelight hydrangia and tall growing perennials like Joe Pye, Baptisia, Blackeyed Susans, Clemantis and more. It also would be among the many container fairy gardens I have.
Thanks for the opportunity and a new blog to visit.
DianeD
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What a gorgeous birdhouse! He/She needs to come and live outside my kitchen window where I can watch generations of baby birds grow and fly away to start families of their own! At my former home in Lexington, a dove made a nest on top of the coach lamp beside my side door. Every year she would come back and raise another generation of babies. That was one of the hardest things to leave behind when I moved away….
What a beautiful birdhouse! I would place it near the pond and waterfall that I built in my backyard a few years ago. Or maybe close to one of my three birdbaths. You see, my husband & I are big on birds and watching them go about their daily lives.
There is the most perfect place right outside my kitchen window just waiting for this gorgeous little birdhouse. I would plant morning glories at the base every year and soak in their color while I watched the mama and papa birds taking turns going out to hunt up food for their babies!
Not only is the birdhouse adorable, but her Mom's sheds are simply precious too! Do you know if she has a website too?
Elise
I live in eastern Kansas near the Missouri border in a lush, green, hilly suburb. I would have this gorgeous bird house in my rose garden. it would make a lovely addition to the yard. Thanks for this great giveaway,
Sorry, forgot to add… I would put the birdhouse in a spot that protects the birds from the weather as they come and go. It can get quite windy here and I would make sure their new home was well buffered.
What a lovely giveaway!
Thank you,
Elise
I love this birdhouse. My backyard and garden are a wildlife habitat and I've been wanting a birdhouse like this on a post, but the inexpensive ones fall apart after one year. I would place this birdhouse at the corner of my perennial border. I also grew up in Northern Virginia and was born in Baltimore. This birdhouse would bring an authentic piece from home into my Northern California garden.
Ann
What a beautiful birdhouse … it would be great in my backyard in Northern Virginia. I'm still planning my garden but I think it would look nice by the coneflowers or maybe the crepe myrtle. Birds come for the seed and bird bath so I'm sure it would be occupied in no time. Thank you for the chance to win the give away!
I have seen many birdhouses in my 74 years, but none as wonderful as this one. It is beyond beautiful. I have a flower bed, full of lily of the valley, and newly planted hydrangea bushes. This perfect little house would add the touch the garden needs, and would be a welcome home for the little birds that are in our feeder each day. Thank you so much for the chance to win. Bonnie in WI (bstoby@charter.net)
That is one awesome birdhouse–would be such a nice addition to my garden
Oh, I forgot to mention..I posted a comment on FaceBook for the give away.
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I love this birdhouse and I've got the perfect spot in my backyard to put one.
I stopped by the website (very nice). I'm so glad to discover these birdhouses even if you don't pick me.
Thanks.
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Wow Sharon, what an amazing giveaway. Virginia has a beautiful site.
If I won, I would place this house on a pole in the back right corner of my garden. This is my "wild space" with a very large spruce tree. I have so many little birds in this corner. I have a bird feeder and a lovely little bath for them in the garden and they spent a lot of time in the trees, especially the chickadees.
I also have 2 cats that go outside but I've trained them to leave the birds alone. They lay under the bird bath, watching them splash and the birds know they don't have to fear. They'll sit on the railing and chatter with the cats when they are in the sunroom. The only problem will be that this beautiful birdhouse would put my other one to shame! J
Hi Sharon,
I would place this in my little garden which is quite wild and fronts onto a ravine, so there are lots of birds. It would look super by the Cotoneaster. jrs112@gmail.com
I love the story behind these birdhouses! I've bought lesser quality birdhouses going for this look, but they don't last more than a year…this one is obviously quality. Having been born in Baltimore and raised in Northern Virginia having this birdhouse would bring an authentic piece from home to my yard and garden in Northern California. I would place in the corner in my perennial border.
Thanks for the opportunity,
Ann
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I purchased the garden house that is the exact replica of the birdhouse from the business in Lancaster County. (The website was called gardensheds.com–Nellie was very helpful with the order.) Their work is absolutely beautiful. The birdhouse would be so perfect to match the garden house in my garden. If anyone needs a garden house their quality can't be beat.
I would put the birdhouse right outside my window where I could watch it.
I love, love, love this birdhouse. I back up to a large green area and every spring I have an abundance of birds. I had a family of birds take up residence in a decorative birdhouse on my large patio. If I won, I would put the bird house close to the open space just within my wrought iron fencing. It would be absolutely gorgeous. I would have three families to watch next spring. The website was delightful. Thank you for the link.
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The only thing more more wonderful than seeing this beautiful birdhouse, was viewing the action around it on her website! What a treasure for any garden. It would go outside my dining area bay window next to the birdbath. (-:
So nice this birdhouse!!! It would be perfect in front of our french ancestral home (Québec, Canada)!!! We have many birds around the house… Thanks you for the link!
Audrey
I'd love to win this to put in my bird sanctuary. It's a wonderful spot I made under our giant magnolia tree. It contains a bird bath, 2 feeders and 4 hanging bird houses. It's a wonderful place that welcomes all feathered friends, and of course squirrels are welcome too. 🙂
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The birdhouse would look so pretty next to my wisteria vine that I see from my porch.
What a beautiful birdhouse! Would love to place one in my backyard next to my English Garden.
There are going to be some lucky birds wherever it goes….
Carol Ann N.
This is beautiful. What a generous soul Virginia must be! I would put this birdhouse just beyond the patio. I would use it for my bird photography. Currently we have wrens and bluebirds in houses along the fence line.
I just completed a garden overhaul around my little waterfall. My how that charming birdhouse would fit right in. We have 2 jolly frogs, 6 fish and a host of bees and butterflies that would make great neighbors for the occupants of this lovely home. Thank you for sharing new sources of wonderful products. I just drove through Maryland a week ago. It is quite the lovely spot!
My chickadees would love this house. I would place the birdhouse in my backyard somewhere near the sunroom to be able to watch the goings on in it. Lovely!
Such a pretty place for my neighbor birds to raise their families.I would place the house under my large oak tree.The jasmine vine would just love curling its way around the post and along the roof.I could sit at the black wrought iron and glass table and watch. I wonder who would move in ,cardinals, bluebirds, mockingbirds ? We have so many different kinds of birds here.
Sigh , I entered my comment and then chose google and it was just gone.I have a lovely place for the birdhouse under a huge oak tree in my back yard.My jasmine vine would just love curling about it.
This is such a beautiful birdhouse, and because we live in a newly built neighborhood, it would help to draw more birds to our side yard.
What a wonderful thing to do Virginia!
This would look AMAZING in my storybook house garden in New England. I live by the sea and my home is surrounded by trees. Many different types of birds build their nests in the shrubs around my home. It would be so wonderful to be able to see them in this beautiful home.
Thank you again Virginia.
Best wishes to all.
What a truly lovely giveaway! How generous! I loved the video of the birds going in and out and the chirping. I would display this our front for all to see! Right next to my fountain where they could also get a drink!
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Thank you for featuring this wonderful source for birdhouses.I have been searching for several months to find one for my new five acre garden in rural New South Wales Australia; as you can imagine there aren't many to choose from out here.I can imagine the blue wrens, swallows, rosellas and lorikeets would be queuing up to live in such an exquisite home.
Oh my! Such a beautiful home for birds. Virginia is very generous! We have a local business that sells Amish gazebos and garden sheds. I've always admired the designs. The Williamsburg design is so timeless and works well in gardens. I'm currently redesigning my front entry gardens and have just finished moving ALL my plants into borders right in front of my porch. I'm planning on putting in pea gravel terraces under the maple trees right in front of the gardens and I will have vintage metal chairs and Adirondack chairs on the terrace for rest & relaxation (and cocktails :D) My climbing rose & clematis bamboo tuteur would certainly be enhanced by such a beautiful bird house. As I work diligently in my home office looking out my front windows I could see the beautiful flowers and this marvelous home for the birds. It would be such entertainment for my cats too as they watch the birds from my desk in front of the windows. lol 😀 I shared it on my newsfeed on FB! It was so sweet watching the bird go in & out the window of the birdhouse.
I would love to give this birdhouse to my best friend who lives an hour north of me in upstate New York. I live in Manhattan and while I would love to have the birdhouse myself, sadly I don't have the outdoor space to enjoy it. My best friend has turned her beautiful and quirky mid-century home into a three acre paradise for her two little boys. The birdhouse would look amazing next to their beautiful vegetable garden.
I would put the bird house in my best friend's back yard. Right outside her french doors next to her patio. She has just, singly, bought her own home and is turning a fixer of a house into a wonderful home. She has wanted a bird house like this but unable to afford one with all the necessary remodeling and repairs. It would thrill me to win and gift her a birdhouse this fabulous.
I am moving to Atlanta with my husband and kids and drove thru PA yesterday! I wanted so badly to stop in Lancaster but we just did not have time…what a coincidence to see this today. Plus our two kitties would not have appreciated more time in the already long drive of 19 hours.
I would put this beautiful bird house in my new yard for us (and the kitties) to enjoy watching the local birds.
Merci for the opportunity!
I would place it outside my living room window, in the front yard where it can be enjoyed by all! Love your blog! Hugs!
Bonjour Sharon,
Je voudrais d'abord vous adresser mes remerciements pour votre blog. Vos histoires, vos portraits et vos photos sont un vrai plaisir pour moi qui vous lis de l'autre côté de l'atlantique. Je vis aux USA depuis trois ans et je suis tombée amoureuse de ce pays. Aussi mes yeux se sont ils arrêtés net devant la photo de cette très jolie maison d'oiseaux, si représentative des USA pour moi. Il faut dire que nous n'avons rien de comparable en France, que ce soit en style ou en taille !
Si j'en avais une aussi jolie je la placerais à côté du jasmin qui est baigné par le soleil du matin, non loin d'un arbre fruitier que les oiseaux affectionnent. Puis dans quelques semaines, je l'emmènerais avec moi au Sénégal, où je dois faire à nouveau mon nid. Je l'installerai à côté d'un jasmin que j'aurais fraîchement planté, à l'abri de la lumière trop drue, en souvenir de ce pays qui est un peu devenu le mien.
I would place this charming bird house outside my kitchen window. The area is wooded and frequented by various small birds such as finches and chickadees. I could lean against my kitchen counter, tea cup in hand, and observe the goings-on. yes!
I love the little birdhouse. I live in Virginia and the style of the birdhouse would be perfect in my new boxwood garden!
LM in Charlottesville, Virginia
What a lovely bird house! I would place it in our front yard where we could watch it from the porch.
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I would put it out beside my ornamental pond, so I could see it from sunroom and patio….I could even watch the fish and the birds at the same time..It is beautiful and such a sweet thing to give away.
Joyce
What a beautiful birdhouse! Thank you Virginia! I would put this birdhouse on top of a wooden post and place it near our garden. Our two young children would love to know our petits oiseaux were building a safe home in that birdhouse (and that they would have plenty to eat since it is near our organic vegetable garden . . . we wouldn't mind sharing a little)!
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I have such beautiful birds on our new farm in KY – and I am gradually adding gardens around our little house in the middle of the fields to make it feel more sheltered. This house would look just right in the middle of my rose garden, with the little boxwood hedges around the beds…
I would place this architecturally beautiful birdhouse just outside my kitchen window so that every time I stood at my sink I could watch the birds fly in and out of their stunning residence.
Thanks,
Diane
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How charming! I'd put mine in the herb garden outside my kitchen window. Such joy to watch the birds come and go.
(PS You are in my prayers Lorene.)
Donna W.
Brilliant giveaway! I would put this lovely birdhouse at the edge of my garden so I could keep an eye on the sweet families but they would not be disturbed by my gardening. Thank you!
I enjoy watching birds in my back yard where trees circle a large open space. Here, I want to plant a perennial garden, and I can imagine this lovely birdhouse as the focal point, giving me endless visual pleasure from my kitchen window! sklinds@msn.com
A lovely birdhouse that would be perfect outside our new first floor master bedroom addition's screened in porch. Built for us to remain in our home as we age, what would be nicer than a cup of tea and watching the birds in our retirement.
This is a lovely giveaway! I would love to see this gorgeous birdhouse in my back garden….with a clematis vine growing up the post!
Lovely giveaway! Would love this birdhouse in my garden with a flowering clematis vine climbing up the post!
I liked the introduction to Virginia's website – that picture of the multiple birdhouses ready to go out and provide safe homes for nests was charming. We have big birds, including raptors, in our canyon, so a safe place for the smaller birds to nest (besides our eaves) would be wonderful – we would place it in the shade of a big oak tree just over the garden wall, visible from the family room – it would be lovely
Thanks
It's beautiful – stunningly beautiful.
If I was fortunate to be the lucky winner, I would place it beside our small orangery. It will fit perfectly inside the country garden style – and beside the Orangerie will be incredibly nice. Our garden is not great – so I would also be able to enjoy it from inside our living rooms. So whether I am lying and enjoying an afternoon nap in the orangery or sitting in the living room, I could see all the birds. We have many beautiful birds in our garden – and it would be SO nice to see them on such a beautiful birdhouse. I hope so I'm the lucky one … for it is really bird house from my dreams.
Many greetings from Susan Durup.
Dear Sharon,
Thia ia a special bird house. I love it! It would be perfect by my creek with vines climbing the post under an old Tulip Poplar tree with butterflies and hummingbirds flying about.
Enjoy your website daily. lillylila@rconnects.com
Gosh, what a popular giveaway! So many lovely comments to read before I can say, yes please I would love that beautiful birdhouse! I have a tree that sadly hasn't survived our winter snow and summer heat and the bird house would look perfect in its place. Best wishes from a beautiful Versailles, Jane x
Absolutely adore the Garden Birdhouse…..I'm sure my local birds would too!
I would place it in my herb garden surrounded by delicious perfumes and a pond full of goldfish….very calming and a beautiful place to be. The stunning Amish style birdhouse would be so in keeping!
It's going to be a cold winter in Cincinnati and my little birds would love to have a beautiful home for shelter. Thanks for the giveaway!
My husband and I got married last summer and also moved into our forever home. Luckily for us, our new house included an expansive back yard complete with a beautiful fish pond surrounded by plantings and trees. The fish pond attracts various animals, including neighborhood cats, our dogs, and of course, darling birds. We have been searching for just the right birdhouse and this Williamsburg-style creation is so unique and gorgeous – perfect!!!
Excited to see Virginia lives in my families home town- which to me makes the bird house even more special – I have sooo many birds that visit m yard I would place it in the forint yard of out 1918 farm where everyone going by can admire it – thank you
Bonjour Madame Sharon, The Williamsburg sytle Garden Birdhouse . . . what a statement this tiny folly will make year round in my small Texas yard. My placement will be as displayed by Garden Birdhouses; tall and prominent. It will be surrounded by Nellie holly's, white Crape Myrtle's, Ligustrum's, and a yound Live Oak tree. Beneath this pretty little folly will lay pink hydrangia's and the sweet scent of my mature earth-kind Perle d'or roses.
How I found you: I saw a lovely door wreath on pinterest that led me to your beautiful blog. I have been sitting in my living room touring your blog; so inspiring! Thank you for all your hard work and sharing your love.
All the best,
Christine
I have been trying to make our almost one acre of land in Richmond, VA a natural garden. We have added two bunnies to this and are thinking of adding chickens. So a beautiful sweet birdhouse would be a lovely addition! I have planted lots of fruit trees, and some beautiful fox gloves from Mount Vernon in my garden. I love local artists and probably will be looking at her web site again and again.
What a lovely giveaway! I'm currently planting a shrub border at the edge of the yard that looks out my kitchen to give me some winter interest. We live in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State and have nearly six months of snow every year. And, Beautiful as it is, snow can become quite monotonous to look at after a couple months. This sweet little number will be the perfect statement piece for that garden. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Beautiful! I have two pine trees beside my house with a flowerbed that is mainly decorated with driftwood, rocks and a birdbath. The birdhouse would be lovely there! Thanks for the chance to win this beauty! Heavenly blessings from the hills of Idaho. Cathy
How wonderful! I've been redoing a side garden that faces the main drive-thru in our neighborhood. This well-designed birdhouse would really stand out standing above some of our clipped hedges. I can see it now!!!! Thank you for considering such a lovely give-away.
I have been bringing more interest to my side garden that faces the main thoroughfare through our neighborhood. Changing the plants is helping but this beautiful birdhouse on it's stand would look great standing above some clipped hedges. I can see it now!!!! Thanks for offering such a nice giveaway.
This birdhouse is exquisite! If I was the lucky winner I would place it in view of the back window so my indoor cats and I could watch all of the pretty birds flutter in and out! 🙂
This birdhouse is exquisite! If I was the lucky winner I would place it in view of the back window so my indoor cats and I could watch all of the pretty birds flutter in and out! 🙂
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My 78 year old husband takes care of our daylily beds which I (at 79) get to enjoy. There was a tree in the center of the daylilies so hubby dug it up. He said that we need to get a birdhouse and put in the center of the bed. So we would be the envy of our neighborhood with that beautiful birdhouse. That is such a nice gift.
Just want to say that I love your blog and get it by e-mail. I just daydream about coming to go fleaing with you.
I see the birdhouse in the corner of my yard, very close to my plum tree. When I'm sitting my my pool, I can watch my chickadees flit about. My lovely neighbor will be able to keep an eye on the birds as well. She can't navigate her back garden like she used to but she tells me that watching the birds makes her happy! Caraghgirl
At the end / back of my long potager so that it can be seen from my small 1920's kitchens window. I have been struggeling with 104 degree heat, grasshoppers, and hawks this month. But feel its worth it to try and have a sustainable garden pesticide free life. This incredible little bird house would be the focal piont of the long 12' wide garden wich is divided into four squares bordered by boxwood. The introduction of bug eating nesting birds would be another layer in my garden . Its my attempt by bring a classic, vegetable/herb garden to this little Tx home, however hot and dry. Life can still be beautiful and rich where ever life puts us.
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Love, love, love this birdhouse!!!!!!!! Would be a great addition to my other bird houses in my backyard!
What a gorgeous bird house Sharon! I would love to put this in my kitchen garden here in Kent, so I could watch the birds flying in and out while I work in my favourite garden spot. Would match my own weatherboarded house perfectly!
Sophia
How kind of you, Sharon, to hostess this giveaway, and how generous of Virginia to offer it. The number of entries is a testimony to the beauty of the birdhouse. My own more modest bird home was smashed by a tree in a storm last summer. Whether it is this dream home or another one, I am going to put a birdhouse in the birch garden straight out my kitchen window where I spend a great deal of time daydreaming.
Oh my! What a beautiful bird house. Now if only I did have a stream for it to go next to. I would place it to the back of our wildflower garden.
What a wonderful bird house. I would place it in the center of our wildflower garden and hopefully soon to the right of a new pond.
One of my most favorite places to perch myself in the early mornings is on the sofa with the blinds up, windows open and pure warm sunlight flowing through. In fact I did a post on my blog "Here Comes The Sun" about this front and center view. Thanks for the opportunity. Good luck everyone.
Fantastic work ! I would like to place one of these birdhouses in my garden, in Belgium, probably near the frontdoor gate. Every year, I open the garden to the public, and this year the decoration theme is … birdhouses ! I've got birdhouses for birds (many sorts of them :-)), bees, bats, insects… I would be very happy to add this Virginia 's birdhouse to my collection 😉 https://www.facebook.com/events/194758580686125/
Sophie Arendt, sophiearendt@hotmail.com
Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous!! I would love to place this in my backyard right where I can view it from my patio set!
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My mum passed away almost nine years ago, and I tend her garden.
Every year, rarely seen bluebirds nest in a birdhouse that has become
very fragile. I would love to give such a beautiful new home to them
when they come again to lay their eggs.
Thank you for the opportunity.
Beautiful birdhouse! I have had three nests this year in my garden that I have had to keep close eye on and protect! I would love to have a beautiful bird house like this anywhere in my garden! Also would love to go to visit Amish country someday, how beautiful!
This is a beautiful birdhouse, a work of art. I would place this in my back yard in the area that used to be my herb garden and bring my herb garden back to surround it.
Thank you Virginia for such a beautiful gift. The birdhouse is stunning, the quality, the scale to match it to the original, all wonderful. I live in Houston, adjacent to a nature preserve, so I would love to put it in my backyard (across from our living room window) and watch the bird families enjoy their spectacular home.
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I would put this lovely birdhouse in my dad's yard as a great birthday present. He loves his acerage and takes wonderful care of it and it's inhabitants.
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These birdhouses are a work of art! I have a newly planted garden full of hydrangeas and other beautiful flowers that would make a lovely home for this exquisite bird house! Thank you for sponsoring such a fabulous give a way-
I'm still happy to sell you one of my precious birdhouses!
Sincerely,
Virginia
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I have a small garden on the side of my house. Recently, Hurricane Hannah destroyed the birdhouse I had there. It was a memory of my mother as she loved birdhouses. This gorgeous birdhouse would make a memorable replacement.
Hi Sharon. I just came across your page after seeing this beautiful birdhouse on Pinterest. I love birds and birdhouses, and this beauty would look lovely next to my front porch. I will now follow for more beautiful ideas, photos and products.