For The Birds

The number of wild birds in Britain has fallen by more than 73 million since 1970, meaning we have lost over a third of all our wild birds.

The majority of declining species are woodland and farmland birds, where a mix of expanding industrialised agriculture, habitat loss and climate change are having severe impacts.

Our gardens play an important part in giving wild bird populations a fighting chance, by planting flowering species that are a rich food source for birds, abundant in edible seeds or fruit. The Asteraceae family includes a number of these species, such as Achillea, Echinacea, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and many more which are featured in this border, to inspire gardeners across the UK to plant for the birds!

Plant list.

Asteraceae

Perennials:

Achillea millefolium 'Summer Wine’
Achillea millefolium ‘Cerise Queen’
Achillea millefolium ‘Pretty Belinda’
Achillea sibirica ‘Love Parade’
Anthemis tinctoria ' E.C. Buxton'
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen’
Catananche caerulea
Cirsium rivale atropurpurea.
Echinacea purpurea 'Pretty Parasol'
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
Erigeron karvinskianus
Erigeron seciosus ‘Pink Jewel’
Eurybia radula 'August Sky'
Inula magnifica
Leucanthemum vulgare
Liatris spicata alba
Ligularia przewalskii 'The Rocket'
Rudbeckia occidentalis ‘Green Wizard’