to help the birds and wildlife into your garden what would they be? Thanks so much
2007-02-09 02:38:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Hello 'just me', I'm going to cheat on this answer by providing more than a couple of examples.
Shrubs include guelder rose(viburnum), Dogwood(red, green or grey stem), Elderberry(spreads quickly as a bush),berberis(lots of types and sizes), buddleia(blue is best for insects), wild flower seeds (buy at the garden nursery), try filling a wooden barrell with water and some water plants. It will give a stopping off point for dragonflys. Cold water goldfish can live in this environment too. Enjoy!
2007-02-09 03:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Birds LOVE sunflowers, the only problem is, so do we! Gotta make sure you get to the seeds before the birds do...
Hummingbirds tend to be attracted to any "trumpet" shaped flowers so they can get their little beaks down there to the nectar.
I've seen butterflies come on just about every flower I've ever had at one point or another, but they really seemed to like the daisies I had. Be warned- daisies take over quickly. Plant them in an area away from any vegetable or herb gardens and decorative landscape.
2007-02-09 12:32:52 · answer #2 · answered by TrueSunn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any flowering shrub or plants will attract wildlife. Native flowering, berry producing shrubs are excellent choices. Check out nwf.org (National Wildlife Federation) for ideas. Plants that are native to your area will be the most attractive to local wildlife.
2007-02-09 11:18:24 · answer #3 · answered by Amy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well....It depends on what kind of wild life you want...Cone flower will attract goldfinches, sunflowers -finches, woodpeckers, chickadees, honeysuckle vine- hummingbirds, butterflies, lilacs- hummingbirds, butterflies,...also, mulberry or some other fruiting shrub will attract a wide variety of songbirds..I just planted bush cherries last year hoping to attract scarlet tanagers
2007-02-09 12:44:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purple coneflower is GREAT for butterflies, hummingbirds and the added bonus that goldfinch love the seeds.Sunflowers are also great because a vatiety of birds eat the seeds.
2007-02-09 11:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by Gnometomes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go with the answer from Puzzled one. Those at your local nursery will have varieties that will thrive in your area and probably pictures of mature plants so you may envision which ones and where to place them.
2007-02-09 11:35:18 · answer #6 · answered by Lowell R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Budlia is good but it does get a little out of hand sometimes!
2007-02-09 10:46:24 · answer #7 · answered by TulaBox 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
budlia for butterflies and holly berry for birds i have both
2007-02-09 10:45:09 · answer #8 · answered by cookie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋