About Us Why LawnTailors? Photo Gallery Environmentally Friendly Expert Team Contact Us Our Services Patios, Walls & Walkways Design & Installation Birdscapes & Waterscapes Lawn Mowing & Edging Lawn Renovations & Upgrades ExpertGreen Fertilization & IPM Home		32 Tips for Building Birdscapes that Become Bird Sanctuaries 1. Imagine yourself as a bird and envision your ideal natural habitat in terms of meeting your drinking, eating, nesting and sheltering needs. 2. Use plant material with berries that birds feed on. 3. Use plant material that will attract insects on which birds feed. 4. Use plant material as structures in which birds can nest. 5. Think in terms of flight path for birds. 6. Keep dead organic material on your property; birds will feed on the insects that are attracted to decaying organic material. 7. Choose organic and natural alternatives to pesticides and herbicides whenever possible. 8. Partner with a landscape service provider with experience and passion about birdscapes. 9. Integrate an aquascape into your landscape. 10. Plan a succession of blooming flowers from perennials, shrubs and trees. 11. Robins love earthworms; earthworms love loam. 12. Think low maintenance. 13. Protect your sanctuary from predators (e.g. felines and feathers are not friends). 14. Bird feeders make great food sources; use multiple feeders with varying feed to attract different bird species. 15. Don't cut back flowering plants at season end; old stalks make for great protection and the seeds make a great meal. 16. You are competing with other nearby sanctuaries; the most appealing habitat will win the bird attraction game. 17. Varied plant material means more berries and insects. 18. Tall grasses are great. 19. Hummingbirds be loving big, blooming beds. 20. Seeds satiate sparrows. 21. Create different habitat areas within your landscape. 22. Keep them curious! Plant something new each year that will attract birds. 23. Seasons change. Food needs change! Pick plants to provide berries in summer, fall, and winter. 24. Dogwoods deliver delicious autumn berries. 25. Harvesting hollies warm winter bird bellies. 26. Ground-based, shallow-water aquascapes attract more birds than birdbaths. 27. Deciduous trees provide shelter from sun. Conifers protect during the winter. 28. Hummingbirds love honeysuckle vines. 29. Decaying trees make good woodpecker fodder. 30. Like Butterflies too? Plant some Echinnacea purpurea (purple cone flower), Sedum, Coreopsis, and Eupatorium (Joe-Pye weed) in your perennial garden. 31. Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan), Marigolds, and Sunflowers are all great for producing seed. 32. Spend lots of time enjoying your habitat! « Back to Birdscapes & Waterscapes Give us a call for a FREE no obligation consultation. (860) 674-0807 © 2004 LawnTailors. All Rights Reserved. Site designed by Duotribe.