Bird Garden
  • Seeds and berries from these plants keep me and my friends full.
  • We love nesting in ths garden.
  • Year round interest from easy to grow plants.
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    Ornamental Grasses

    Low Grasses

    Deschampsia cespitosa (Pixie Fountain Tufted Hair Grass) Deschampsia cespitosa (Pixie Fountain Tufted Hair Grass)
    Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge) Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge)
    Bouteloua curtipendula (Side Oats Grama) Bouteloua curtipendula (Side Oats Grama)
    Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats)
    Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hairgrass) Deschampsia flexuosa (Wavy Hairgrass)
    Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)

    Medium to Tall Grasses

    Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Lovegrass) Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Lovegrass)
    Muhlenbergia capillaris (Pink Muhlygrass) Muhlenbergia capillaris (Pink Muhlygrass)
    Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed) Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed)
    Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)
    Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)
    Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)
    Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass) Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass)
    Schizachyrium scoparium (Standing Ovation Little Bluestem) Schizachyrium scoparium (Standing Ovation Little Bluestem)

    Perennials

    Low Perennials

    Coreopsis pubescens (Star Tickseed) Coreopsis pubescens (Star Tickseed)
    Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Blue-eyed Grass) Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Blue-eyed Grass)
    Heuchera americana (Coral Bells) Heuchera americana (Coral Bells)
    Gaillardia aristata (Blanketflower) Gaillardia aristata (Blanketflower)
    Aster divaricatus (Woodland Aster) Aster divaricatus (Woodland Aster)
    Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat Plant) Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat Plant)
    Silene caroliniana (Wild Pinks or Catchfly) Silene caroliniana (Wild Pinks or Catchfly)
    Geum triflorum (Prairie Smoke) Geum triflorum (Prairie Smoke)
    Phlox subulata (Creeping Phlox) Phlox subulata (Creeping Phlox)
    Oenothera speciosa (Mexican Evening Primrose) Oenothera speciosa (Mexican Evening Primrose)

    Medium Perennials

    Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion) Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion)
    Echinacea pallida (Pale Coneflower) Echinacea pallida (Pale Coneflower)
    Phlox maculata (Flower Power Summer Phlox) Phlox maculata (Flower Power Summer Phlox)
    Phlox maculata (Natasha Summer Phlox) Phlox maculata (Natasha Summer Phlox)
    Verbena stricta (Hoary Verbena) Verbena stricta (Hoary Verbena)
    Echinacea purpurea (Eastern Purple Coneflower) Echinacea purpurea (Eastern Purple Coneflower)

    Medium to Tall Perennials

    Rudbeckia triloba (Three-lobed Coneflower) Rudbeckia triloba (Three-lobed Coneflower)
    Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root)
    Baptisia australis (Wild Indigo) Baptisia australis (Wild Indigo)
    Phlox paniculata (Jeana Garden Phlox) Phlox paniculata (Jeana Garden Phlox)
    Coreopsis verticillata (Golden Showers Threadleaf Coreopsis) Coreopsis verticillata (Golden Showers Threadleaf Coreopsis)
    Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower) Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower)

    Vines

    Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper) Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper)
    Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine) Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine)
    Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle) Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle)

    Trees and Shrubs

    Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry) Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry)

    Conifers

    Pinus strobus (Eastern White Pine) Pinus strobus (Eastern White Pine)
    Juniperus virginiana (Red Cedar) Juniperus virginiana (Red Cedar)

    Deciduous Trees

    Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
    Amelanchier canadensis (Shadblow) Amelanchier canadensis (Shadblow)
    Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)
    Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood) Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)
    Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay Magnolia) Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay Magnolia)
    Nyssa sylvatica (Black Gum) Nyssa sylvatica (Black Gum)
    Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak) Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak)
    Acer rubrum (Red Maple) Acer rubrum (Red Maple)
    Chionanthus virginicus (Grancy Graybeard) Chionanthus virginicus (Grancy Graybeard)
    Amelanchier laevis (Allegheny Serviceberry) Amelanchier laevis (Allegheny Serviceberry)
    Betula nigra (River Birch) Betula nigra (River Birch)

    Medium to Tall Grasses

    Cephalanthus occidentalis (Button Bush) Cephalanthus occidentalis (Button Bush)
    Cornus racemosa (Gray Dogwood) Cornus racemosa (Gray Dogwood)
    Cornus sericea (Red-Osier Dogwood) Cornus sericea (Red-Osier Dogwood)

    Medium to Tall Shrubs

    Physocarpus opulifolius (Common Ninebark) Physocarpus opulifolius (Common Ninebark)
    Viburnum dentatum (Arrowwood) Viburnum dentatum (Arrowwood)
    Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw Viburnum) Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw Viburnum)
    Viburnum trilobum (American Cranberry Viburnum) Viburnum trilobum (American Cranberry Viburnum)
    Salix discolor (Pussy Willow) Salix discolor (Pussy Willow)
    Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry) Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry)
    Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry) Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry)
    Hamamelis virginiana (American Witchhazel) Hamamelis virginiana (American Witchhazel)
    Ilex verticillata (Winterberry) Ilex verticillata (Winterberry)
    Sambucus racemosa (Red Elderberry) Sambucus racemosa (Red Elderberry)
    Symphoricarpos albus (Common snowberry) Symphoricarpos albus (Common snowberry)
    Juniperus virginiana (Silver Eastern Redcedar) Juniperus virginiana (Silver Eastern Redcedar)

    Small Shrubs

    Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Common Bearberry) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Common Bearberry)
    Vaccinium angustifolium (Lowbush Blueberry) Vaccinium angustifolium (Lowbush Blueberry)
    Lindera benzoin (Spicebush) Lindera benzoin (Spicebush)
    Juniperus communis (Common Juniper) Juniperus communis (Common Juniper)

    Vines

    Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle) Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle)