Garden Tips - Encouraging Birds

Healthy landscapes are habitats for insects and birdlife. A well structured garden will develop a micro-climate which sustains not only aesthetically pleasing plants, but a wide range of winged visitors. The spring harbingers such as robins, bluebirds and goldfinches enliven new growth; hummingbirds invade new blossoms. Several species of butterflies feed on indigenous plants. Songbirds daily consume their own weight in insect pests, a patrolling avian fleet, as well as being a source of garden animation.

Throughout the summer and into the winter, a well stocked garden can provide a food source for hundreds of migrating species; berry bushes such as Serviceberry, Chokecherry and Nannyberry are ideal, as are the large seed producing plants. Blue jays, cardinals, sparrows and other over-wintering birds seek the protection of shrubs and find sustenance in well-chosen plant material all winter long. Standing water birdbaths should be refreshed regularly to avoid mosquitoes. Our designs incorporate and encourage these envirnomental factors.