Attracting birds to your garden with these flowers
There is nothing more pleasant than to see so many birds in the garden. It is a real source of visual pleasure and joy. Not to mention the beautiful song these animals provide. The spring season is coming. This is the best time to attract birds and enjoy their sounds. Birds also contribute to the preservation of the ecosystem by protecting it against various aggressors such as caterpillars. Plants and shrubs are among those responsible for their presence in your green space. This guide gives you tips on how to naturally encourage these animals with flowers.
What kind of flowers should I plant?
Flowers play an extremely important role in attracting birds to your garden in spring. As soon as the warm weather arrives, you should immediately think about planting them so that they thrive and bloom during the summer season. Of course, the colour of the flower arrangement is beautiful. But certain varieties should be favoured to attract turtle doves, hummingbirds, chickadees, etc.
The reason why these plants are a favourable spot for these birds is that they can meet their vital needs. Among other things, the large purple flowers of lavender attract a number of insects in spring, which then become food for the birds. The birds also eat the seeds produced by the lavender after flowering. Chickadees like the sprouts produced by sunflowers, and many other species such as turtle doves love flax.
Colours that attract birds
In order to enjoy a magnificent visual spectacle of birds in summer, it is best to choose the colour that attracts them. In fact, these animals, especially the wild varieties, prefer red and black. They mainly target fruits that have this colour in nature. This has even been proven by a Chinese study in tropical Asia.
Birds have exceptional colour vision. They eat the fruit, but in some plants they serve to spread the seeds contained in the fruit. In general, the fruits of bird dispersal are red and black.
Bright colours also attract the insects that birds prefer. Therefore, planting yellow flowers, such as sunflowers, in your garden will invite them. The red, pink, purple or white colour of bee balm is a favourite flower of bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. It is most favourable in moist soil.
Scents that attract birds
You can plant species that serve as a larder for birds in order to attract them more. Favour those that provide a lot of seeds or berries, such as cardoon (Dipsacus). The leaves of this vegetation, when placed together, form a small reservoir of rainwater for the birds to drink.
The aroma of thyme is very popular in cooking, but birds love its smell as well as its seeds. Honeysuckle flowers in summer and autumn. Its large flowers give off a scent that attracts insects, which in turn provide good prey for birds. They also produce berries that are enjoyed by warblers and thrushes.
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