Bird-Friendly Garden

Our free Planting Guide for this garden includes a larger version of the illustration, a detailed layout diagram, a list of plants for the garden as shown, a list of alternatives for each plant, and complete instructions for installing the garden. (Free, one-time registration allows unlimited access to Planting Guides for all garden plans.)

A garden rich with food sources and nesting sites is an ideal year-round habitat for songbirds. Cotoneaster, viburnum, and other shrubs produce fruits that are relished by birds throughout the growing season. Coneflowers and black-eyed Susans offer their seedheads in fall. This garden can be planned around an existing shade tree in place of the October Glory maple. It includes plants for both sun and shade.