Bird-lover's garden had a hitch
Eliza Ridgeway/Town Crier Jean Carmichael’s raised garden beds became a hangout for daily flocks of birds, drawn to her Covington Road backyard. Many people turned to outdoor spaces with intensified attention over the past year, seeing the little details of backyards to which they are restricted in an unprecedented way. A decade ago Los Altos resident Jean Carmichael designed her Covington Road backyard with banks of raised beds, a birdbath and a birdhouse and broad area for birdseed and it has grown into a daily passion. The joy-filled hours surrounded by birds in her garden took an unexpe...