Love & Best Dishes: Paula's Grounds Tour 

Do y'all have any tips for attracting birds to my bird feeders?

Who would have thought, Paula would need a pool to get anyone to come over? The food alone would have me climbing the fence to get in.🤣 I'm sure the grandchildren will love it.❤🤍💙

Loved your tour of your grounds! So much nicer than just seeing TV celebritys on Tv! This makes feel like family & friend!😀👍💕💖💞💘💌💗💓💜

It is awesome when a a person of this status knows the people she has hired & publicly acknowledges their good work! Everything looks gorgeous! I thinknyou will find you enjoy the pool...and can we get Michael to show us his toys & their new home...better yet the 2 of you peeling around in one of them 😉

I love when Paula brings us around as her beloved guests. always such an incredible treat!! Thank you!

I love the sound of gravel paths underfoot. It's looking beautiful Miss Paula did you ever plant the butterfly garden?

It’s beautiful Paula..I love it. Show us the pool when it’s done too please. The only thing I know to attract birds to your yard, that I read the other day is flowers. They all love flowers. Bright, colorful flowers. Love you Paula and love to Mike and your whole family. ❤️❤️🌻🌼🌸🌺

Love the acknowledgement of the local trades! As for the birds, We tried several different seeds and seed blends, feeders and houses... Now I've got all kinds of birds showing up and saying "hi!" every morning! They feeders and houses are just all around the house itself, because I love to look at the birds while they're visitin'! What's going on here... we moved from KY to KS to be closer to our older grandchildren and daughter and we bought 5.5 acres in a little tiny town you gotta drive down a bunch of gravel roads to get to! We've got two chicken coops, a large barn and a carport/barn! This is a dream come true for us! We're so looking forward to coming out of winter, and really making the grounds and the house "ours", as we've not been able to do that since we closed in November due to the Holidays and some health issues, but we're ready now! I've got my seedlings started, some chicks in the brooder and some fruit bushes and trees on order! I'm so excited and greatly appreciate your tour, as it gave me some ideas for some more flowers to plant around my herb garden! I can't wait to re-do my kitchen so I can get all my blue decor purchased and brighten up this BLACK kitchen, that's for sure!

Your home is beautiful and what a view! What a nice gesture, feeding the crew - making it even better by cooking the spread yourself, instead of ordering pizza? What an awesome treat!!! I'll bet their wives were jealous as all get out!! Love 'ya Paula!!! Thanks for a fun video!!! 💚💙💜💚💙💜

Thank you Paula for giving us a tour of your beautiful yard! Love it!

Hi Paula and Eddie! I love the way your home and property are coming together!! Just beautiful and my style to a tee!! Keep these videos coming!!! Have a wonderful day!! Hugs! :)

You'll get so much joy watching your grand babies in that pool. Much Love & Thank You for showing us your home. God Bless 💗🙏

So gorgeous! Hope you have more videos as I love each one so much! Can’t wait to see the pool! Good luck!🥵❤️😍🥰

I am glad to see you enjoy the fruit of your hard labors, first for your boys, and then for our joy. America is eating more joyfully because of you. I love to use your recipes. I enjoy watching these videos, they make us feel like we are your "home folk". Thank you!

I was so excited to put up my bird feeder, which I put so I could see it from “my” chair in the living room! A lot of our neighbors already had well used bird feeders so I never anticipated any problems attracting birds to my feeder. I waited, & waited AND WAITED for the birds to come! Nothing happened until a neighbor jokingly wired some artificial birds to my feeder. Not long after, the REAL birds started coming & they haven’t stopped since!

I love birds, too. I’ve found that the birds love to be tucked in under a tree or near bushes where they can perch. Get a nice big bird bath for them near the feeder and they’ll drink and splash around a lot. It’s so sweet! Black oiled sunflower seeds are the best food for all birds. These attract beautiful birds. Happy, happy bird watching!🌻

Miss Paula, my mom’s homes have always had an abundance of birds. Several bird feeders, two bird baths surrounded by dogwoods, azaleas, oaks, and even a fence for them to perch on. At one home we had a small banana tree the birds used as a slide when the sprinkler was on and hitting the leaves. Several leaves overhung one of the baths. They would slide and land in the bath. Without realizing it she made them a water park with a few concession stands. 🌹

Paula, you really are just adorable 🥰 Thank you for sharing your home with us each morning xo Theresa

This is what I love about Paula, out of this entire video and everything she has on her grounds, It’s obvious how much she loves her Bubba’s plants that he had around his porch, they are so special because they were Bubba’s plants and he loved them - so she loves them. I can definitely relate to this as I’m sure so many others can. Thank you, Paula for sharing your beautiful home and grounds with us. I can’t wait to see it when it’s finished.

I bet the Jeep is Eddies

Beautiful!! I just love love love it. Ur house is so pretty, neat and organized. The yard is fantastic. I love pretty yards. My grandmother lived with us when I was growing up and she had beautiful flowers planted everywhere. I still have alot of them today. Some she had come back from yr to yr. I have wild ferns that r just beautiful. I've shared those with other people. I'm an only child and my family r all passed now. I have only 5 cousins left. Sometimes it's very lonely. I'm trying to remodel my home place but it's so costly right now and where we live finding good help is very hard. I just think u have a very nice place!!! Hope I can get mine finished someday. Some say sell and build. I'm not leaving my childhood place. LOVE UR VLOGS PAULA!!

I do love seeing Paula like this everyday. She’s so sweet!

Beautiful doors and please put waterproof protection on them! 😀

It looks like your bird feeder is too exposed for birds to come to a new feeder. It could be a nice trap for predators. Hawks from above and cats from below. If you can see it well, so can predators. The squirrels will probably love it when they find it. Hard to tell, but it looks like the planters may be close enough for the squirrels or a cat to jump from. Maybe on the other side of the steps and where the bushes will become a refuge, if needed. Maybe start with one under the trees, so they are a little more sheltered. Also, might help if you had more than one kind. The cylinders that hang from tree branches let more than one feed at a time (if not too territorial) and they can angle to keep watch. You may not have had any passing through, yet, and the year-round ones just have not found it. They have favorite places, and yours may not have made the list, yet. Someone nearby may have a 5 star and yours is only about a 2 right now.

This was so interesting. Paula you are amazing and so thoughtful of others. I love how you openly share with your viewers. Thank you Paula and Eddie. 🙏 ❤️

Wow! Nice garage. At first glance I thought it was house

Paula, I absolutely love your house and property…and that garage is gorgeous 😊💕…Miss Paula I have been a huge fan for years, I even have an autographed picture you sent me a few year’s back…you are a true treasure 😊💕

Paula, I love birds also and I can recommend buying TWO Brome Legacy feeders.....Hang them about 25ft. apart and fill with BLACK OIL sunflower seed...Squirrels hate them because they cannot defeat them, like they can ordinary feeders. This brand is the only one I have ever found that beats them.. And I would put two bird baths near the seed and keep them filled..If possible, make a "drip system" to keep them filled with fresh water..Birds love the sound of water dripping, and they are very attracted to it....Goldfinches are attracted to thistle seed...they love it and Brome makes a feeder for it...And of course, you don't want to forget the hummingbirds..Do these things and I guarantee the birds will love you back!!!!! Good Luck!!

Love this video. I have bird feeders out along with suet. It takes sometimes a couple weeks before the birds find this good source of food so be patient. Once they find the feeding center, they will be back and bring friends too. It is so fun to bird watch. My squirrels are my problem. I now don't mind if they eat off the ground but when they climb the poles to the feeders I put grease (even vaseline) on the poles so it doesn't hurt them they just slide back down. Enjoy

It takes a while for the birds to find the feeder and start to visit. They will come. Just give them time.

You look so pretty today Paula 😍 Thank you for the tour of your beautiful paradise on this first day of Spring 🌻 Those beautiful gates are a "one of a kind" treasure find👍

Paula I to love birds. This is what I have learned about feeding the birds here where I live. They like to have scrubs or trees to hide from other predators. Your home and yard is beyond beautiful and looks so comfortable. May you truly be blessed with many more happy days to enjoy it. I hang my feeders in various places in and among my trees. I love watching the birds feed

My favorite is hydrangea also! Especially the periwinkle color! Love yellow bell Forsythias,Crepe Myrtle too! Love those gates! They are perfect as is! Your yard is dreamy. We have recently put a bird feeder up and it took them awhile to check it out! It’ll happen!❤️❤️

i had to move my bird feeders a little further away from the house, so i put it near the outdoor fire pit and Adirondack chairs. Then sprinkled food on the ground around the feeder, as well. Now I have a community of birds :). blue jays, mourning doves, mockingbirds, etc. of course across the street we have a huge flock of wild green parakeets and a family of bald eagles. not so bad for Florida

Paula, bird houses do best near a tree and not out in the open. At least that has been my case . The birds like to feel they are safe and in a natural environment near trees. Also, I have tried a new bird food that has peanut butter and they love it. I can’t think of the name but it’s a winter food. Also, hummingbird feeders should be placed in the same spot every year. Hope that helps attract your birdies!

I used to feed birds many years ago in Southern California and swore I must've been changing migratory patterns as I had so many! My feeders hung from the trees. I think they liked the shade from the heat. I don't keep them now as they attract wildlife I don't want, like huge black bears. I live in the woods in OR. We have cougars, bears, bob cats, foxes and coyotes. Bird feeders are the number one attractant for bringing dangerous predators into your yard. However, interestingly enough, more people are killed by deer. Yes, deer. We're talking actual attacks, not casualties of car accidents. Love your vids. Your landscaping looks like it will be extraordinary once it settles in and establishes itself. The contrast of the new wall and gate from antiquity is a beautiful melding of cultures and hemispheres.

Those doors are great...and....your yard is beautiful

I’ve always wondered what happened to ladybird! Commented on these a few times inquiring. Sad to hear she’s gone. 🥺

My great Aunt Genie was a bird nut. Her gardens were filled with wild birds from crows to hummingbirds. She also had an aviary bigger than her house... Want to attract them? Food. Food. Food. Food. She refilled about two dozen hummingbird feeders every other day. It was mesmerizing to watch the males dance in arcs in the sky for girlfriends. She was a huge believer in the mantra, "...feed them so much they never fight..." This was outside of Bastrop, Texas. I miss that Lady every day. She was the bird lady. She had a hyacinth macaw which outlived her. He was 89 when she died at 87... He lived with her son another 15 years.

Thank you for the tour Paula! Everything is coming together and looking fabulous ❤️ Would love to see a tour of your bedroom and sitting room, you showed us it while it was under construction and it would be fun to see how you decorated it. Blessings to you & Michael.

Tour of your yard was refreshing and so natural & down to earth just like cooking your wondering dishes. I feel like I’m coming home to momma. Respect you Paula and love everything about you. Please never change. Want to visit Savannah soon. It’s one of my favorite places. Oh! Almost forgot. Birds love to eat yummy seeds so I’d be putting lots of bird feeders /bird baths around your beautiful yard. I’m sure they will be flocking there in no time. God Bless stay safe . Linda from Pensacola❣️

Your property is gorgeous just as is your home. You look fabulous Paula

Thank you Paula, I feel like I've been walking with a friend through their garden.

Paula, I think it is so wonderful you bought that lady's property and home, but left her a life tenancy. My fiance was a lawyer (he's retired now)...but he did this real estate closure where a son bought his mother's property AFTER she had divided her own property for him. She was in her 80's...and he turned around and threw her off the property. OMG people can be so rotten today. I was heart broken for the lady...but there really wasn't anything we could do legally. We tried to in-still a life tenancy clause...but he didn't want to hear it. Of course, legally it wasn't required...just a moral thing. We got her a new home. My fiance was involved in that part...frankly, I was too upset. There is also a B & B in Maine (Cheryl with BM (bowel movement), you know darn well I'm talking about you) where the B & B owners kept bugging this 90 some year old lady to leave so they could get the house for his mother. The lady died 😪there was so much drama and every time I see that house, I cry 😭. Paula, you are a wonderful person.

Hi Paula, give the birds time to find the feeder. Trust me, it may take a few months, but once they have found it, they are going to keep you busy keeping it stocked. So just give it time, I promise that they will find it!

If you feed them, they will come. Both grandkids and birds 😁 Also, can you tell me where you bought those fabulous pants? I need them ❤️❤️

Oh Paula, your estate is gorgeous! How fun to be able to have the best!!! LOVE IT AND LOVE You 🥰🥰

If you don't want rats... Put a bird feeder in your neighbors yard! True!

I’m 12. And I’m watching this with my grandma you worked hard you deserve-this house. You look real pretty lady. My name is Isaiah.

MISS PAULA, What kinds of birds DO you want to attract ???? I love sparrows because they are so small ,and they STAY with us in INDIANA ALL winter long .The Bible says GOD knows when a sparrow falls , SO l GUESS if GOD LOVES them I do too . When the weather is COLD I go out on the patio and call them ....they know MY voice .I have one LITTLE GIRL with only one leg ....I don't know why 😢 SHE IS SO precious. You should have lots of hummers BECAUSE you WEATHER IS warm . Just have patience. 💟

Hey Paula , I use my concrete bird baths in the spring and summer and year round in Ohio for bird seed , I use a mix of regular bird seed and sunflower seeds , as soon as I put it out here they come , I like those old concrete bird baths I live in a 1940's Tudor and they have charm. It seems more birds are attracted to that wide basin , hope this helps .

I Hi Paula! You looked so good in your black and white outfit, and I loved your bright earrings! When I first put a bird feeder up under our eaves, I couldn’t get any birds interested in it. I have a book about attracting birds to your home and it said to tie something red to the feeder. I tied a red bandanna on the hanger to my feeder; now my birds go through a 3 lb. bag of sunflower hearts every 3 days! After the birds found out where I lived and “the address” where free meals were being given, I removed the red bandanna, and also hung up a suet feeder that holds 3 cakes of suet. Now, I have birds all day long at my feeders. Hope this helps! 🐦❤️

Such a beautiful home! Paula, thank you so very much for sharing your home and life with us. May God continue to bless you and your family!

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Hi Paula! Different birds like different diets. Blue birds love meal worms, You can never go wrong with black sunflower seeds as the cardinals and many others enjoy them. The yellow finches prefer niger seeds in a hanging sock. Hummingbirds have their nectar made in the kitchen with 1/4 cup sugar melted into a cup of warm water, never add red food coloring. If you put out this variety of feeders you will attract many different birds. I know you are in Savannah and they will be arriving very soon from the southern climates. You probably have many sparrows and wrens already nesting nearby! Keep your feeders filled and clean and they will flock to your home. Fresh water in a bird bath would also be a plus! Sending warm hugs from Lancaster, SC

Luv the tour. I fed squirrels, foxes, deer, (even a bear stopped by), all kinds of birds when I lived in Vermont and what I found is they won't come around if there is a lot of outside human activity and of course the constant presence of dogs so setting the feeders where less activity occurs would help. Good luck in setting up ur Bird Diner!! 👍🌞😊

There are Hydrangeas that bloom on OLD WOOD and some who bloom ON NEW WOOD. You won't get flowers if you cut the old wood off until the next year. Look up hydrangeas on your computer to find out how to prune. Maybe work with a Nursery in your area.

Beautiful grounds, Paula...thank you for sharing with us. I have a ton of birds in my back yard that are fed like kings! My dove look like chicken they are so chubby! Seems they prefer dish-like feeders and I use black oil sunflower seed. They like trees nearby so they can perch.

Hey Paula!! Give the birds time...they will come. Try to have an assortment of foods until you see what they like. It took me about 2 months and finally I have a wonderful assortment of birds coming to my feeders. Love you!! Wish we were neighbors!!

I love your your weathered gate its beautiful and unique.you have a wonderful personal little paradise so proud for you 💖 my adult daughter and I ate at your restaurant in Foley Al. food is awesome love the little shop, took pics with life size cutout lol, cute as all get out our girls day out. I'm no expert on this but we had a tall cement birdbath that set nestled in front of a group of Azaleas, they loved it . When your flowers and plants get well established they will come.More Food to eat! 🪲 Bugs 🐛🤗 and of course bird feeders,we had a time keeping squirrels from robbing the seeds lol Take care God bless 💖 keep us posted!

Birds: : Autobahn Society give them a look see for help in attracting birds.

Lovely!!! You have worked so hard . Time to Enjoy Your Home more than usual.

Paula as a recent transplant to the south… I adore you all Camellias ! Did you plant any of them? Coming from the Midwest I am fascinated by the rosette blooms all Thur the winter and the dark green shiny 🍃 leaves.

How fortunate you are to have such a wonderful life surrounded by such creative, honest people!♥️

P.S. Birds also love suet cakes. You could hang them on branches and they should attract birds.

It takes time for the birds to come, so just be patient. Also recommend more than one feeder because once they start to come.....one feeder won't feed a crowd. I use Wagner's mix that is predominantly sunflower seeds and have those squirrel buster feeders. I got rid of my bird bath, but always have a pot of water close by for them. I live in Florida.

Thanks for given us a Tour Paula, Looks so peaceful & Beautiful out there 👍🏽❤️

Thank you Paula for sharing the view of your beautiful yard. The gates from Nepal added a nice touch to it.

Oh I love your white palace column porch facing the waters,so pretty Paula.

Nice tour! Looking great. I really do like those functional shutters for your front door. The green door color works very well. beautiful home ❤️

Paula your home and grounds are just beautiful; you are a real sweetheart! You and Eddie is great too 😁😁😁😁

Love, love, love your yard! So sweet and kind to feed the guys!

Just put the bird feeders out and they will come..sometimes it takes a little while but the birds will get used to the feeders..enjoy!! Love your yard ❤

It takes awhile for birds to come around......

Try adding a bird bath. 🐦

Thanks for sharing Paula. You have a beautiful yard. I have pool and my grandchildren just love to go swimming. If I lived there I would sit on the back porch all day just looking at the water. I love it. ❤

The best way I attracted birds, I made homemade bird feeders with my grandbabies and friends. Pine cones with peanut butter and the birdseed for your region, I used to have peacocks actually peck at my glass kitchen door. I noticed when my neighbors put up fences the flow of their natural way went away. Sadly We had 3 peacocks from the farm our development was created from. We heard after 3, 2, 1 & that last one was taken by an OWL, I feel blessed I got one of his beautiful feathers. My mom put out a bunch of hummingbird feeders in her garden. My grandfather was the rose grower at his home. I miss all the beautiful birds that used to hang around in our neighborhood. Watching the momma bird and Daddy bird teach their baby bird to fly and they are right near as they learn. My granddaughter and I used to really focus on the birds when she was little.

I found that if I whistle outside it attracts my birds. It’s so funny how they talk back with their whistle.Especially the cardinals. I was almost hand feeding them last summer and they still came all winter. I live in Ontario Canada.Love your videos . God bless.

Your own slice of paradise 😊💕😊 You are such a kind, sharing soul❤️

I put up two different bird feeders. The feeders hang seperately under an arbor and near trees. They attract a lot of difference kinds of birds but was surprised how many eat what gets dropped on the ground. Apparently, they'd rather eat off the ground than the feeder. They are called ground feeders. Also, I hear most of the birds in the trees and just a few at a time come down to feed and fly away and then others come around after. So interesting, but my grandchildren really enjoy filling the feeders.

Why is it the older we get the more we appreciate vintage items 😁♥️

Sooo enjoyed the outdoor tour Sooo beautiful thanks for sharing ♥️

Be patient with your bird feeders. It usually takes some time for the birds to find them and feel safe with them. Your house and property are beautiful!

Paula, you've got absolutely beautiful grounds! Looks absolutely beautiful and so peaceful there! Really enjoyed your video.

Paula, I'm so glad for these You Tube channels because you can be YOU. It's Food Network's loss you are no longer there. You wouldn't be doing this video if you were with them...they wouldn't benefit from it.

Handful of old fashioned oats on the ground attracts birds 🐦

Miss Paula, I love watching your videos. You remind me so much of my mama. She watched you all the time, and you are both so much alike. She passed away some years ago. You’re like a nice bright spot in my heart each time I watch you. Much love to you and you’re beautiful family 💕

plant some yaupon hollies and wax myrtles. The berries will attract birds.

Loved the tour of your beautiful yard and grounds around your home. We have a pool it is so much fun to get family together with grandchildren and swim in the pool, cook on the grill and spend time together! We cherish those times! You are so down to earth Paula just love ya!

Those gates are so cool! Imagine the story they have to tell of their life in Nepal and the journey to finally get to you.

Absolutely beautiful

Just love her and her house is beautiful ❤️😍

This was a fun Grounds Tour video today, Paula.

When I put out bird houses with seed they a few came. When I put out several suet they flocked.

My suggestion is to make sure you have plenty of hummingbird feeders around and you can also add other bird feeders in your yard the more you have around the more bird you will attract make sure you have regular seed and some of them and Finch seed feeders hanging from other feeders cause some birds like the fench theaters and then some like the regular feed you can also attract some birds with meal worms like the bluebirds so you need several feeders that three different kinds of beautiful birds

Hi Paula, if you want birds to come to your feeders you have to have a bird bath near by the feeders and you’ll have birds in no time. Put a couple around your house tucked into your landscaping where the birds will feel safe. Trust me it works💕

Paula everything is so gorgeous!!!!

You can crumble up white bread and scatter that around the feeder for a few days. That will get their attention.

Paula when I hear your name ...I think of you frying chicken in peanut oil and the chicken fryer skillet..

Love your green front door color!! The contrast with the white and black is beautiful!!! 😊👍