Cover:
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Level |
What To Do |
Examples |
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Simple |
Plant a native tree or shrub |
Sun: |
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Middle |
Plant multiple native plants with different characteristics for color, density, height and overall variety |
Big Bluestem, Little Bluestem, Chokeberry, Marsh Milkweed, Sunflowers, plus annuals like Mexican Sunflower and Cosmos |
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Advanced |
Expand small tree, shrub, flower and native grass diversity |
Many plants listed on Bringing Butterflies to Your Yard also provide cover |
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Top-flight |
Create a complete native forest-edge, tall trees, understory trees, shrubs, ground cover, vines |
See below, Creating A Forest Edge for Bird Diversity |
For lists of plants that help provide cover for songbirds, butterflies and more, see these documents:
Bringing Hummingbirds to Your Yard
Bringing Butterflies to Your Yard
Creating a Forest Edge for Bird Diversity Including Songbirds