Bird Gardening
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Below is a listing of plants that are attractive to birds:
Viburnum — Very diverse group, specimen or border planting, great berries. Good food, cover, and nesting. Great fall color.
Cotoneaster — Many varieties, low to medium height. Great for groupings, colorful berries. Good food, cover, and fall color.
Winterberry Holly — Medium to large growing, great for borders. Best fall berry show in the landscape. Good food, cover, and nesting.
Trumpet Vine — Fast growing vine loaded with flowers throughout the summer. Particularly attractive to hummingbirds.
Flowering Crab Apples — Loads of varieties and colors. Excellent smaller ornamental tree with flowers and fruit. Great for food, good for cover, and nesting.
Juniper varieties — Tough evergreen, various heights from prostrate to upright. Excellent ground cover or hedging plant. Good for food, cover, and nesting.
Weigela florida varieties — A number of varieties that bloom profusely. Ideal for hedging and borders. Easy to grow and disease free. Attracts hummingbirds. Good cover and nesting.
Rosa rugosa hybrids — Extremely hardy, great for mass plantings. Profuse flowers, heavily fruited with rose hips. Good for food and cover.
Ornamental Grasses — Many superb landscape varieties. Seed heads prized for beauty and form. Great in masses or as specimen plants. Good for food and cover.
Dogwoods (shrub and tree forms) - Very diverse group of plants. Attractive in landscape for bark color, flowers and berries. Great for food, good for cover and nesting.