Best Bird Attracting Trees and Plants for Your Region
Northeast: Bird trees, shrubs, vines & ground cover
There are many, many different plant varieties to choose from in each region and microclimates can be a factor in the chances of your plants survival. All the trees, shrubs, vines, and ground covers mentioned in this section are all native to North America, and are great suggestions for one or more regions.
Create layers of planting, by stepping increasingly shorter plants towards your home in this way:Tall trees, shorter trees, tall shrubs, short shrubs, wildflower meadow and lawn. Find on your property where you have more space, plant shrubs in clumps, putting at least three of each different plant together to make a border around your property. Make sure that the border contains several different spices to provide a variety of food and shelter, and nesting.
When you buy a plant, ease it out of the pot, and check the roots for overcrowding. Also look to see that there are plenty of leaves, and it has a balanced growth to it. You can also choose bare-root trees or scrubs. Make sure that the roots are spread evenly, and should have plenty of small “feeder” roots on the stem. Remember that bare-rooted plants must be planted when they are dormant.
