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The old bicycle parked in front of Carol Sorber&rsquo;s home is one she used to ride.
				The top of nearby lawn ornament is crafted from a Hypertufa mix of sand and cement, in the shape of a rhubarb leaf that grew at her daughter&rsquo;s place.
				Succulents are growing in an old wagon, clematis flowers are growing up an old ladder and bright pink mandevilla lend a touch of the tropics to her back deck.
				Those are just a few of the bright spots you&rsquo;ll find if you visit Sorber&rsquo;s garden at the Harveys Lake home she shares with her husband, Ned Hosey &mdash; and we haven&rsquo;t even mentioned the birds yet.
				Sorber, who is a former president of the Back Mountain Bloomers Garden Club and a retired teacher, works part-time at Wild Birds Unlimited in Dallas.
				The ardent bird lover has filled her yard with several feeders &mdash; and she is regularly rewarded by visits from cardinals, woodpeckers, catbirds, blue jays and many other feathered friends.
				&ldquo;The catbirds love jelly,&rdquo; she said with a laugh, explaining how a sweet little spoonful helps attract them. &ldquo;Grape jelly. It doesn&rsquo;t have to be Smuckers.&rdquo;
				She&rsquo;ll often cut an apple or orange in half and set it out for the birds, who also can find nuts and suet in her feeders.
				&ldquo;I call it a cottage garden,&rdquo; she said of her array, which includes brown-eyed susans, ornamental grass, hibiscus, sunflowers, mums and more.
				She&rsquo;s placed pumpkins on a staircase, hung cobalt blue bottles from a leafy tree and adorned two small fir trees with lights.
				 Frog statues preside over a tiny pond, an old-fashioned metal minnow bucket lends interest to another corner of the yard, and if you keep your eyes open you&rsquo;ll spot vintage gardening implements such as a watering can and rake.
				It doesn&rsquo;t take a lot of money to create a fascinating garden, Sorber said, pointing out a colorful collection of zinnias that sprang up after she sprinkled &ldquo;seeds from a packet that cost $1.&rdquo;

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A ‘cottage garden’ blooms at Harveys Lake