05-01-2004, 05:02 PM
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WAS: Make your garden "bird friendly" now: Bird Gardens
In article ,
(mmarteen) writes:
Oops. Forgot to mention that I am in minneapolis, zone 4a. The space
is in the northwest corner of the lot, not optimal but does get a good
deal of sun especially in the afternoons. I'd love to do a bog garden,
maybe that will be in future versions.
mm
Thanks mm, I thought I remembered you were North, but not sure.
Why not add to your plants and have a "tall grass prairie garden"?
First put in some Echinacea, Purple Cone Flower. Birds love the seeds.
Then add a few grasses: Switch Grass, Panicum
Indian Grass, Sorghastrum (beautiful)
Big Bluestem, Andropogon
Feather Reed Grass, Calamagrostis
Maybe some Milkweed for the Butterflies
You might even try Purple Prairie Clover, Petalostemon/Dalea
It will add Nitrogen to the soil.
How do you feel about goldenrod (or how do your neighbors feel about it?)
It does not cause hay fever. There are some really beautiful cultivars
available now, and it is a great additon to the garden. Butterflies love
it and birds eat the seeds. I have 3 kinds, of various heights.
Emilie
Nor Cal
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