Well, it would have a transporter to Brazil or Peru, so I could see a hundred different gaudy birds.

I would have a shaded hammock on the sunward side of the garden - so the flowers would be tilted to me, and the birds would flash in the sun. I think the hammock will be shaded by a honeysuckle so they would come close.

It would be surrounded by bamboo and cannas and have a waterfall. Japanese beetles and deer would be unknown.

This is just the full summer tropical garden. There's another garden for spring with natives but that's tomorrow's fantasy.

I would have my patio done off the kitchen flanked by an arbor and trellis at the outer corners that would be covered with coral honeysuckle. Along the patio edge between the honeysuckle I would have lots of salvia and great blue lobelia. at one edge I would have a sunken pond surrounded by cannas and copper iris. along the sunny side of the fence would be more salvias, monarda agastache and annual vines. In the shady part I would have hosta bleeding hearts, Native columbine (for spring blooms) and jewelweed for late summer Along the driveway in the sunny part of the yard I would have a hedge of red flowering current and at the back dwarf red buckeye for early spring flowers. I would also position shepherd hooks dow the fenceline for hanging baskets of cuphea, fuscia and impatiens. In the front which is very shady I would have manettia growing up an arbor flanked by baskets of fuschia on either side of the arbor and native columbine interspersed with red impatiens. On the east side of the house I would have red morning glories gorwing up a tellis with tall garden phlox and salvia on either side. The west side of the house would be all salvias and agastaches

Some of these things have already been implemented and some are still in the planning stage. As soon as I get a dead maple removed out back my red buckey is going in that spot and as soon as the patio gets started I can work on the beds for the salvias and vines that will surround it. I will also have large containers on the patio with whatever I can think to put in them. I would also like to be able to hang baskets of fushias around the perimeter of the patio area...I better buy a couple more shepherds hoods.

Penny

I would plant every variety of Salvia imaginable, plus all types of Lavendar, Penstemon and Agastache. Plus I would have lots of Albizia trees for them to perch on and feed from as well. What a great question!