home backyard habitat wild bird products wild bird feeding tips breed profiles e-cards downloads articles contact us Beautify your screen with amazing, high quality images of wild birds and nature. Click here. Click here for more The perfect plants Building your own bird-friendly garden is half the fun of bringing wild birds to your yard. But building a bird-friendly garden is not as simple as putting in a few trees and shrubs and hoping for the best. In fact some plant varieties (eg avocado, rhubarb etc) can be poisonous to certain species of birds and should be avoided at all costs. Talk to your local nursery about potentially toxic plants. The good news is that there is a wide range of ‘healthy’ shrubs and plants that wild birds just love. Common plant species such as Acacia, African violets, Aloe, Bamboo and even Begonia appeal to a wide variety of bird species. The list of safe plants below had been compiled from a number of sources (including some local knowledge) and will be a great start when planning out your garden. Click one of the plant families below for more bird-safe plants. Bromeliads - A member of the bromeliaceae family, bromeliads are easy to care for and require very little maintenance. Ferns - One of the oldest plant families these leafy plants thrive in moist areas. Figs - A tree that tolerates a wide variety of climates – birds love them! Palms – Another popular choice for birds, the palm can survive in a range of temperatures and comes in a range of varieties. Bromelaids Chickweed Christmas cactus Cissus kangaroo Coffee tree Coleus Corn plant Crab apple Creeping Charlie Dandelion Dogwood Donkey tail Dracaena Dragon tree Easter cactus Gold dust dracaena Elephant foot tree Eucalyptus Ferns Asparagus Bird nest Boston Drake Ribbon Dish Button Mother Maidenhair Sword Squirrel’s foot Deer’s foot, Fiji Polybody, ball Staghorn, elk’s horn Figs Creeping Edible Fiddle leaf Laurel leaf Weeping Gardenia Gold dust Grape ivy Hen & chickens Hibiscus Jade plant Kalanchoe Magnolia Mango Marigold Monkey plant Mother-in-law’s tongue Nasturtium Natal plum Nerve plant Norfolk Island pine Palms Areca, butterfly Bamboo Date European fan Fan Fishtail Holly Howeia Kentia Lady Parlour Phoenix Pony tail Pygmy date Rhapis Roebelin Sago Sentry Wine Passion flower Peperomia Pothos Prayer plant Purple passion Pyracantha Red-margined Rubber plant Schefflera Sensitive plant Snake plant Spider or airplane plant Thanksgiving cactus Thistle Toyon tree or California Umbrella plant Velvet plant Wandering Jew White clover Yucca Zebra plant. Recommend Bring nature to a friend. Click here to recommend the HARMONY site experience to a friend. Click here for more ® Registered Trademark | TM Trademark Privacy Policy | Legal © 2004, 2005, 2006 Mars, Incorporated All Rights Reserved.