Why Native Plants Are Better for Birds and People
Native PlantsBird-friendly landscaping provides food, saves water, and fights climate change.
Bring birds to your home today by growing native plants. With Audubon's Native Plant Database, you can find the best plants for the birds in your area. Growing bird-friendly plants will attract and protect the birds you love while making your space beautiful, easy to care for, and better for the environment. Explore all of our native plant resources here, including our factsheets on creating a native plant garden and how it can save you money. And, if you’re attracting birds using native plants, you will want to ensure that your space is bird-friendly in every way. Visit our Reducing Collisions page to learn more about protecting birds from collisions with glass.
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So You Have Your List of Native Plants. Now What?
Native PlantsDoing a little prep and research before you go to the nursery will save headaches and ensure you build the best habitat possible.
Bird-Friendly Communities
The Center for Native Plants
Growing healthy communities for birds and people together
How to Make Your Yard Bird-Friendly
Native PlantsMake your yard or patio a safe haven for birds in the face of climate change. Native plants provide ideal habitat and food.
Yards With Non-Native Plants Create ‘Food Deserts’ for Bugs and Birds
Native PlantsNew research finds that Carolina Chickadees require a landscape with 70 percent native plants to keep their population steady.
Celebrate Your Bird-Friendly Planting
Share your success with a Plants for Birds sign for your yard. Spread the word about the power of native plants and help grow a better world for birds.
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A Guide to Luring Warblers, Tanagers, Orioles, and Grosbeaks to Your Yard
Native PlantsA birder's run-in with unexpected warblers taught him how migratory songbirds use native trees and plants.
Grow These Native Plants So Your Backyard Birds Can Feast
Native PlantsNative plants beat even the best bird feeder. Here’s what to put in your garden to transform it into a year-round wonderland.
Brighten Up Your Balcony or Patio with a DIY Native-Plant Garden
Native PlantsEven apartment dwellers can lure birds to their windows with container gardens. Here's how to get yours ready for spring migration.
Making Seed Balls to Help Birds
ActivitiesWith this simple DIY, you can spread the power of native plants far and wide.
New Research Further Proves Native Plants Offer More Bugs for Birds
NewsThe study found that oaks and other native trees deliver a major chunk of the Carolina Chickadee’s insect-intensive diet.
Hummingbirds At Home
How to Create a Hummingbird-Friendly Yard
A little water, a few flowers, and a few perches will bring these tiny dynamos to visit.
All Plants for Birds Stories
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How One Neighborhood Saved Millions of Gallons of Water With Native Plants
By Liz Bergstrom
By installing water-saving appliances and less thirsty native plants, this Colorado community saved 15 million gallons of water in just one year.
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From Goats to Grandparents: How One Audubon Chapter Is Making a More Bird-Friendly Community
By Liz Bergstrom
Whether it's renting goats to clear out invasive plants or making a new assisted-living facility greener, Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon is making a difference.
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Brighten Up Your Balcony or Patio with a DIY Native-Plant Garden
By Meghan Bartels
Even apartment dwellers can lure birds to their windows with container gardens. Here's how to get yours ready for spring migration.
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To Turn a Schoolyard Into an Outdoor Classroom, Just Add Native Plants
By Liz Bergstrom
With the help of Audubon Minnesota and some controlled fires, a local school recently restored an overgrown field into original prairie habitat.
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Grow These Native Plants So Your Backyard Birds Can Feast
By Zach Slavin
Native plants beat even the best bird feeder. Here’s what to put in your garden to transform it into a year-round wonderland.
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Why Native Plants Are Better for Birds and People
Bird-friendly landscaping provides food, saves water, and fights climate change.