Garden 10

Birdhouse Garden

A vibrant, wildlife-friendly garden overflowing with color — from tropical cannas and fragrant roses to pollinator-magnet perennials — all season long.

A true wildlife sanctuary, the Birdhouse Garden draws hummingbirds to the Wine and Roses Weigela and bees to the vibrant Razzberry Bee Balm, while bold tropical accents — Bengal Tiger Canna Lily, standard Canna, and Tea Cup Elephant Ear — deliver exotic drama through the summer. Seven rose varieties including the climbing Kiss Me Kate, fragrant Memorial Day, and festive Candy Cane Cocktail provide wave after wave of blooms, underplanted with three Veronica Speedwells, Coral Bells Heuchera, and classic Lamb's Ear. Anna's Magic Ball Arborvitae anchors the bed with golden evergreen structure year-round, while Stella de Oro and Rosy Returns Daylilies keep the color going right up to frost.

Garden Info

Plants: 86 varieties
QR Label: Garden 10

What's Blooming Here

The plants you'll find in Birdhouse Garden.

Perennial

Lamb's Ear

A beloved perennial grown for its thick, velvety silver-gray leaves that are irresistible to the touch. Creates a soft, luminous border that beautifully complements the vivid colors of surrounding roses.

Perennial

Anna's Magic Ball Arborvitae

A perfectly rounded, compact arborvitae with dense, rich golden-yellow foliage that holds its striking globe shape year-round with no pruning required. A beautiful evergreen accent for borders, containers, or foundation plantings.

Lily

Bengal Tiger Canna Lily

One of the most dramatic cannas available, featuring bold tropical foliage striped in vivid green and gold with fiery orange-red blooms. An unforgettable statement plant that brings bold, exotic energy to any sunny garden.

Perennial

Caladium Burning Heart

A stunning shade-loving caladium with luminous red-centered leaves rimmed in rich green. Brings a fiery tropical splash to shaded containers, window boxes, and woodland borders all summer long.

Rose

Candy Cane Cocktail Hybrid Tea Rose

A festive and eye-catching hybrid tea rose with whimsically striped red-and-white blooms that are as cheerful as they are unique. A real conversation starter and a bold, playful addition to any rose garden.

Lily

Canna Lily

A bold tropical perennial with oversized, paddle-shaped leaves and vibrant blooms in shades of red, orange, and yellow. One of the most reliable plants for bringing lush, exotic flair and continuous color to sunny garden beds.

Perennial

Coral Bells Heuchera

A versatile shade perennial prized for its spectacular mounding foliage in rich jewel tones — from copper and burgundy to silver and lime. Airy wands of tiny bell-shaped flowers rise above the leaves in summer, delighting hummingbirds and bees.

Rose

David Austin Rose

An exceptional English rose from the legendary David Austin collection, combining the full, deeply cupped blooms and rich, complex fragrance of old garden roses with the vigor and repeat-flowering of modern varieties. Simply beautiful.

Rose

Kiss Me Kate Climbing Rose

A vigorous and romantic climbing rose with clusters of soft, blowsy pink blooms that cheerfully scramble over fences, trellises, and pergolas. Reliably floriferous, wonderfully fragrant, and absolutely enchanting in full bloom.

Rose

Marjorie Fair Rose

A charming compact shrub rose smothered in clusters of rich ruby-red single blooms, each with a delicate white eye at the center. Long-blooming, disease-resistant, and utterly lovely in mixed borders or as a low hedge.

Rose

Memorial Day Hybrid Tea Rose

A breathtaking hybrid tea rose bearing enormous, deeply fragrant lavender-pink blooms of exceptional size and substance. One of the most intensely perfumed roses available and among the most romantic and memorable in any garden.

Perennial

Midnight Masquerade Beardtongue

A striking penstemon with deep purple-black foliage that provides dramatic year-round interest, topped in summer by tall spikes of rich violet tubular flowers. An elegant, hummingbird-friendly perennial that earns its keep in every season.

Perennial

Mukdenia Crimson Fans

An unusual and striking perennial with attractive star-shaped leaves that emerge fresh green in spring and put on a spectacular show of brilliant crimson-red color in fall. Delicate white flowers on slender stems appear in early spring.

Perennial

October Daphne Sedum

A charming low-growing sedum with pretty, succulent blue-green foliage and clusters of tiny pink flowers that deepen to rosy-red as temperatures cool in autumn. Excellent late-season interest for bees and butterflies, and drought-tolerant once established.

Rose

Peach Drift Roses

A groundcovering drift rose with masses of soft, peachy-apricot blooms from spring through frost. Compact, highly disease-resistant, and virtually maintenance-free — a perfect, hard-working landscape rose for sunny beds and borders.

Perennial

Razzberry Bee Balm

A vibrant, aromatic monarda with electric raspberry-red blooms that hummingbirds and butterflies simply cannot resist. A fragrant, carefree perennial that adds a bold, cheerful pop of mid-summer color to borders and cutting gardens.

Rose

Ringo Rose Shrub

A tidy, well-behaved shrub rose with cheerful blooms that repeat reliably from spring through frost. Disease-resistant and easy to grow, it's a rewarding, low-maintenance addition to any mixed border or cottage garden.

Daylily

Rosy Returns Daylily

A beloved reblooming daylily with fragrant, rosy-pink blooms that return wave after wave from late spring right through frost. One of the longest-blooming daylilies available and a tried-and-true garden favorite.

Perennial

Stachys Hummelo

A refined, tidy perennial with neat mounds of soft, wrinkled green foliage topped in summer by upright spikes of soft purple flowers beloved by bees and butterflies. Far more compact and tidy than traditional lamb's ear, and a wonderful long-blooming cut flower.

Daylily

Stella de Oro Daylily

The classic reblooming daylily with cheerful golden-yellow trumpet blooms from early summer right through frost. A dependable, award-winning garden staple beloved worldwide for its compact habit, continuous color, and easy care.

Perennial

Tea Cup Elephant Ear

A bold and exotic tropical accent with large, upward-cupped leaves in deep burgundy-green that collect rainwater like a tea cup. Creates an instant dramatic focal point and brings rich, lush texture and a touch of the tropics to any summer garden.

Perennial

Veronica Moody Blues Speedwell

A compact, naturally mounded veronica with dense spikes of soft blue-lavender flowers that repeat bloom through summer. A refined, well-behaved perennial equally at home in borders, rock gardens, and containers.

Perennial

Veronica Sunny Border Blue Speedwell

A garden classic with long-blooming dense spikes of rich violet-blue flowers on sturdy, upright stems. Reliable, deer-resistant, and beloved by butterflies, it's one of the best blue-flowered perennials for any sunny border.

Perennial

Veronica White Wands Speedwell

A graceful and elegant veronica with slender, wand-like spikes of pure white flowers that sway gently in the summer breeze. A beautiful contrast plant that brightens and lightens any mixed border or cutting garden.

Perennial

Wine and Roses Weigela

A spectacular four-season shrub with deep burgundy-purple foliage that holds its rich color all season long, paired with masses of rose-pink tubular flowers that hummingbirds adore. An outstanding landscape plant that earns its place in any garden.

Clematis

Purple Clematis

A vigorous climbing vine with large, deep purple blooms that drape beautifully over fences and trellises throughout the summer.

Daylily

Only Believe

Pink daylily with yellow throat, grows 24" tall.

Purple Gladiolus

Stately purple gladiola spikes with rich, jewel-toned blooms — dramatic in the border and excellent as a long-lasting cut flower.

Deep Purple Veronica

A tall, spire-flowered perennial with rich deep purple bloom spikes that attract pollinators and add strong vertical interest to the summer border.

Daylily

3 In 1 Without The Oil

A uniquely named daylily with multi-toned blooms that show three distinct colors in a single flower — remarkable contrast and lasting garden interest.

Cooper's Ice Plant

A low-growing succulent with bright, daisy-like flowers that sparkle in sunlight — drought-tolerant and full of color through the warm season.

Daylily

Bama Moonshine Daylily

A luminous, pale-toned daylily with soft creamy-yellow blooms that catch the light and seem to glow in the garden.

Daylily

Judith Daylily

A classic, well-formed daylily with warm tones and consistent bloom — a reliable garden performer through the height of summer.

Ruby Ribbons Red Switch Grass

A vivid red-toned switch grass with fine, arching blades that flush deep burgundy-red through the season — excellent structure and stunning fall color.

Daylily

Curious George Daylily

Beautiful shade of orange, grows 30" tall, perfect for center of beds.

Ted Hot Poker

It is an orange Red Hot Poker, the plants come in different colors.

Rose

Beautiful yellow rose

A cheerful yellow rose with bright, clear blooms that light up the garden with classic summer color and a sweet fragrance.

Lily

Yellow Canna Lily

A bold tropical-looking canna lily with large, paddle-shaped leaves and vivid yellow blooms — brings exotic, lush character to the summer garden.

Lily

Morning Sun Calla Lily

A cheerful yellow calla lily with bright, funnel-shaped spathes that glow in the morning light — elegant form with uplifting color.

Daylily

Ruby Spider

Ruby Spider is a giant spider-form daylily with ruby-red petals and a golden throat.

Vivid Violet Pincushion Flower

A charming pincushion flower with vivid violet blooms on long, wiry stems — a prolific bloomer that attracts butterflies and makes a lovely cut flower.

Perennial

Candy Corn Spirea

A playful, compact spirea with cheerful golden foliage tipped in vivid red-orange, strikingly reminiscent of candy corn. A low-maintenance, colorful shrub that adds a festive pop to sunny borders and foundation plantings.

Daylily

Mister Betters Daylily

A cheerful daylily with generous, well-formed blooms in warm garden hues — lives up to its name as a consistent standout.

Daylily

Ozs Tin Man Daylily

An unusual silvery-toned daylily with metallic highlights and distinctive petal markings — a true collector's cultivar with real character.

Scarlet Beebalm

A native American wildflower with shaggy scarlet bloom heads that draw hummingbirds and butterflies — fragrant, bold, and a natural garden classic.

Banana Cream II Amazing Daisy

A cheerful, large-flowered daisy with soft banana-cream yellow petals surrounding a golden center — a long-blooming perennial that brightens the summer border.

Daylily

Forsyth Hot Lips Daylily

A pink daylily with a bold contrasting eye zone — the lip markings give it striking two-tone drama and high visual appeal.

Daylily

Flaming Frolic Daylily

A vivid orange and yellow daylily with layered, exuberant blooms that bring warm tropical energy to the border.

Black Elephant Ears

A dramatic tropical plant with enormous near-black heart-shaped leaves — a bold foliage statement that adds exotic texture and deep color contrast to the garden.

Hibiscus

A showy hibiscus with large, saucer-shaped blooms in vivid color — a bold tropical statement that brings dramatic flair to the summer garden.

Daylily

Ageless Grace Daylily

30"T, 5" yellow and purple blooms, Waldrop hybridizer, planted 2023

Coneflower

Pink Coneflowers

Classic pink echinacea coneflowers with reflexed petals and prominent orange centers — native prairie flowers that are beautiful, tough, and loved by pollinators.

Daylily

Blue Diana Daylily

30" T, 6.5" blooms, Lambert hybridizer, 2022

Daylily

Hazel Ridley Daylily

6" yellow ruffled blooms, very study stems and productive, Mayes hybridizer, planted 2021

Daylily

Dublin Elaine Daylily

32"T, 5.5" pink blooms, Joiner hybridizer, Oakes 2023

Rose

Queen Elizabeth Grandiflora Rise

4-5'T, 3'W, 2022

Daylily

Little Heavenly Angel Daylily

16"T, 3.5" pink blooms, Williamsin-Lankart hybridizer, rebloomer, Oakes 2022

Clematis

Stand By Me Bush Clematis

A non-vining bush clematis with masses of small, nodding bell-shaped blooms — the bushy self-supporting form makes it ideal for the front of the border.