It's been a lot of fun to explore more deeply the levels we can go to create more bird-friendly landscapes. This Tuesday evening, I will be part of a panel addressing this at Evanston Green Drinks 5.8.12.
Above you can see an urban garden we installed in Chicago 11 months ago. We're looking through a Sumac at a Serviceberry, both native plants that birds like as food sources. Note how we have pulled that bird bath away from ledges/perches/trees that predators can use as launch pads.
After visiting this client, I attended the Wicker Park Garden Club's Annual Plant Sale. I was going just to photograph, but ended up buying a few plants I couldn't get for clients plus a hanging basket of Clerodendron thomsoniae (Glory bower) whose white flowers will be perfect for my north-facing back porch with a little reflected light. First, you can see how amazing the white iris look against emerging roses at Wicker Park. The Hawthorne in the background is a great native bird plant: its thorns help protect smaller birds from larger predators.
Below you can see some engaged customers at the sale where many bird-friendly plants were available. While this Wicker Park Garden Club event is past for 2012, check out their many other community programs. Readers of this blog already know what high esteem I hold these gardeners and community activists.
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