Spring 2016 is already on a roll with many projects on the drawing boards. There’s one particular project I want to share with you all; it’s a hummingbird habitat garden for a private estate in Gig Harbor, WA. The property owners and their children love hummingbirds but are not fond of hummingbird feeders and desire a more natural approach to attract hummingbirds. Here's what we are showcasing in the design:
TREES Dogwood (Cornus spp.), blooms April - May Flowering Crabapple (Malus spp.), blooms April - May Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), blooms April - May Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus carnea), blooms April – May SHRUBS Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), blooms March - May Elderberry (Sambucus spp.), blooms March - July Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata), blooms March - July Flowering Currant (Ribes spp.), blooms April - June Weigla (Weigla florida), blooms May - June Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), blooms July - August VINES Clematis (Clematis spp.), blooms April - August Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans), blooms June - August Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), blooms June – October PERENNIALS Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis), blooms May – June Columbine (Aquilegia spp.), blooms May – June Delphinium (Delphinium spp.), blooms May – July Gladiolus (Gladiolus cardinalus), blooms May - Sept Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), blooms June – July Penstemon (Penstemon spp.), blooms June – July Tall Phlox (Phlox spp.), blooms July – September ANNUALS Petunia (Petunia spp.), blooms April – October Fuchsia (Fuchsia spp.), blooms June – October Dahlia (Dahlia merckii), blooms July - Oct Hummingbird Haven is planned to be installed in summer of 2016. I can’t wait for the first hummingbird to appear and to see the joy on the children’s faces! “Hummingbird Haven: Another fun project on the boards” author: Susan Combs Bauer, landscape architect and founder of BauerCombs & Associates, Inc. “Connecting People to Nature by Design”. Questions? Contact us at www.bauercombs.com or (425) 496-7772 |
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