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For the past year I've been landscaping my back yard to attract wild birds, butterflies and bees. (Did anyone realize our honey bee population has been depleted by something like 80%?)

Anyway, I'm sort of stuck, and this should probably go in a gardening list, but, here goes.

I have one area that is partially shady, it gets sun in the early morning and early evening. Most of the day it is shaded. What sort of plants would attract the birds 'n the bees for this sort of sun exposure? (This is one of the last areas I have to fill in)
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Tooz
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It would depend on which part of the country you live in. An excellent source on "birdscaping" is "Birdscaping Your Garden" by George Adams. Your local library, book store, or wild bird supply store should have the book.
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Canarymom

Finches: Sheri, Fritz, Casey, Sandi, Joni, Charlie, and Lucky
Canary: Paulie
Budgies: Sparky, Christie, and Sammy
Cockatiels: Elmo and Andy

Sunflower plants, bees regularly visit them, and once seeds are grown wild animals(mostly birds) will start picking them out. You can even grow the sunflowers for your own flock.(You have to bake the sunflowers though or something)

Steven