Gardening Garden Plans A No-Fuss Bird and Butterfly Garden Plan Plant this collection of colorful, easy-care perennials and your yard is sure to be filled with beautiful winged visitors. By Viveka Neveln Viveka Neveln Instagram Viveka Neveln is the Garden Editor at BHG and a degreed horticulturist with broad gardening expertise earned over 3+ decades of practice and study. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing for both print and digital media. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on July 14, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email If you're looking to plant a low-maintenance garden that will bring lots of pollinators buzzing around your landscape, you'll want to install this design. Tried-and-true favorites, such as catmint, butterfly weed, bee balm, and aster, will produce a ton of color all summer into fall, while providing the nectar, pollen, and seeds that will draw wildlife, including butterflies, bees, and birds. All of these plants thrive in full sun, and keep on blooming through heat, humidity, and drought. Feel free to add a small birdhouse or a water source, like a birdbath, to really roll out the welcome mat for winged visitors and other creatures. Illustration by Gary Palmer Plants for Creating the Bird and Butterfly Garden Plan 2 Sedum (Sedum 'Vera Jameson'): Zones 4-9 4 Catmint (Nepeta 'Walker's Low'): Zones 4-9 2 Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies'): Zones 4-9 2 Bee balm (Monarda 'Grand Marshall'): Zones 3-9 1 Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'): Zones 3-11 2 Meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis): Zones 3-8 2 Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum 'Blue Fortune'): Zones 4-10 2 New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'): Zones 4-8 2 Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Giant'): Zones 3-9 2 Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway'): Zones 3-7 If you aren't able to find the exact cultivars listed above, substitute others with similar colors, shapes, and sizes. And because in certain climates, some plants can become overly aggressive and spread out of control, before planting always check which species are considered invasive in your area. For example, butterfly bush can become problematic in some parts of the country, so you may instead want to plant similarly sized bluebeard, which also has purplish flowers that draw pollinators. Get the Free No-Fuss Bird and Butterfly Garden Plan Our free Garden Plan for this design includes an illustrated version of the planted garden, a detailed layout diagram, a list of plants for the garden as shown, and complete instructions for installing. Free, one-time registration allows unlimited access to all garden plans, available as printable PDFs. Download this plan More Colorful Garden Plans to Try Low Water Garden Plan Bird and Butterfly Garden Plan Butterfly Garden Plan Beginner Garden for Full Sun Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit