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plants in new aviary

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:07 am
by mickp
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)
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Bamboo Plants (grow to approx 1.5m - 1.8m high)
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Box Hedge (grows to whatever height you allow it to, same for width, great for building nests in)
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Geranium (odd choice perhaps but mosquito's hate it & keep well away from general area. once big enough birds cannest in it)
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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)
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still have lots to plant will post pics as I go

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:34 am
by Rayray
it will be all nice and full in a few years , the more plants the better , have fun planting them ..

ray

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:27 am
by summert85
Yea it looks great now. :D Within a year or two it will be beautiful.

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:11 am
by Sally
Thanks for the info, mick. It's always good to see how plants are used in aviaries, so we can copy you!

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:21 am
by mickp
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 :lol:

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:22 pm
by mickp
here are pics of the latest plants

Grevillea
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Climber - Pandorea Snowbells
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Climber - Hardenbergia
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Purple Fountain Grass
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:30 pm
by dfcauley
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.