plants in new aviary

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:07 am

here are a couple of pics of the plants that I have put in the new aviary so far

African Feathergrass (approx 1m high and 1m across, finches love the seeds and use the dry stems for nest material)

Bamboo Plants (grow to approx 1.5m - 1.8m high)

Box Hedge (grows to whatever height you allow it to, same for width, great for building nests in)

Geranium (odd choice perhaps but mosquito's hate it & keep well away from general area. once big enough birds cannest in it)

Wormwood herb (have seen it in aviaries up to 1m high and a metre in diameter, good for birds to eat and again provides nest sites)

still have lots to plant will post pics as I go

Rayray · Post by **Rayray** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:34 am

it will be all nice and full in a few years , the more plants the better , have fun planting them ..

ray

summert85 · Post by **summert85** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:27 am

Yea it looks great now.

Within a year or two it will be beautiful.

Post by **Sally** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:11 am

Thanks for the info, mick. It's always good to see how plants are used in aviaries, so we can copy you!

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:21 am

can only foresee one problem with the plants and that will come from one of the climbers I plan to use, a thornless blackberry, if the fruit lasts long enough to ripen I will be in there fighting the birds for it

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:22 pm

here are pics of the latest plants

Grevillea

Climber - Pandorea Snowbells

Climber - Hardenbergia

Purple Fountain Grass

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:30 pm

Very nice! Your birds are gonna love it. I really like the use of real plants vs. fake. And I have both, but love the real ones.