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Plants that attract Birds into your garden

Birds help to keep your garden naturally free from slugs and other pests. If you want to attract birds into your garden, why not give them good reason to visit by having plenty of plants they love?

Plants can attract birds into your garden because they offer birds shelter or are a source of food. Birds can have strong characters and even individual birds can be identified and become regular visitors to your garden. Once you start attracting birds into your garden you will be suprised at the variety even in small spaces.

Below is a list of plants that can attract birds to your garden:

Bedding

Anthirrhinum commonly known as 'Snapdragon'
Cosmos
Helianthus annus commonly known as 'Sunflower'

Evergreen

Hedera helix commonly known as 'English Ivy'

Fruit bushes

Fragaria rosaceae commonly known as 'Strawberry'
Idaeobatus rubus commonly known as 'Raspberry'
Ribus nigrum commonly known as 'Blackcurrant'
Vaccinium commonly known as 'Blueberry'
Vitus vinifera commonly known as 'Grape Vines'

Herbaceous

Anthriscus sylvestriscommonly known as 'Queen Anne's Lace'
Centaurea commonly known as 'Knapweed'
Cirsium commonly known as 'Thistle'
Filipendula commonly known as 'Meadowsweet'

Shrubs

Amelanchier commonly known as 'Snowy Mespilus'
Aronia
Berberis wilsoniae stenophylla
Cornus mas Oenothera
Cotoneaster 
Crataegus monogyna commonly known as 'Hawthorn'
Elaeagnus
Euonymus europaeus commonly known as 'Spindle Tree'
Gaultheria
Ilex commonly known as 'Holly'
Leycesteria formosa commonly known as 'Himalayan Honeysuckle', 'Pheasant Berry'
Lonicera periclymenum commonly known as 'Honeysuckle'
Mahonia aquifolium
Malus commonly known as 'Crab Apples'
Prunus laurocerasus commonly known as 'Laurel l. Otto Luyken'
Pyracantha commonly known as 'Fire Thorn'
Sambucus commonly known as 'Elder'
Sarcococca commonly known as 'Christmas Box'
Sorbus commonly known as 'Rowan Tree'
Taxus Baccata commonly known as 'Yew'
Viburnum opulus commonly known as 'Guelder Rose'

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