By
choosing the right plants, you can provide both food and nesting
cover for many garden birds. At the same time you can maintain
an attractive garden. There are many shrubs that produce an
abundance of berries during the autumn and early winter, and
these will provide food for thrushes and more exotic visitors
like Waxwings.
Other plants
provide dense cover within which birds like Blackbirds, Song
Thrushes and finches can nest. If you use evergreen shrubs
then birds can use these bushes as places in which to roost
during the winter nights, or from which to seek refuge from
daytime predators.
Different plants
require different soil conditions, although some do equally
well on a range of soils. Some are suitable for coastal gardens,
where sea spray can affect plants, while others can be positioned
against north-facing walls. To help you decide which plants
are worth planting in your garden we have produced an information
sheet listing some suitable plants. |
