Tip: Place flowers near windows so you can watch your nature visitors.
| Level | What To Do | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Plant a native tree or shrub | Sun: Common Juniper Part Sun: Chokecherry Shade: Spicebush |
| 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 |
| Advanced | Expand small tree, shrub, flower and native grass diversity | Many plants listed on Bringing Butterflies to Your Yard also provide cover |
| 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 feed 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