May 21
Birdhouses and accessories! Inspired by trash in my brooklyn neighborhood, and the need for more friendly spaces for urban wildlife. Plant mosses or native sedums/stone-crops such as the ones you see in the pictures here. Sedums get their name from the latin word “sedo” which means sit-and most likely refer to the way sedums  sit on (or in this case in!) rocks and other “unfriendly” places. They are easy to maintain, require little matrix to grow, thrive in full sun, and attract insects for birds to eat. Some common UK sedums well suited for the birdhouse: Sedum acre (also seen in Norway) Sedum anglain, eaten by ground bugs and seed weevils, but might be poisonous for birds? Other European sedums include: Sedum album, Sedum dasyphyllum, Sedum reflexum,Sedum stefco (the little pinkish guys pictured above from Steinsfjorden in Norway), and Sedum hispanicum. I’m still trying to find more information on Native American Sedums, but am having little luck! So far i found Sedum ternatum, and Sedum spathulifolium, both which I think are too big for the birdhouse purpose. I do have a list however (from http://theme-flower-gardens.suite101) of random miniature sedums-and hopefully i can find out a little more, later! Sedum oaxacanum  Sedum stefco (good size) Sedum hakonense ‘Makino’ Sedum rubrotinctum ‘Aurora’ (small when young, from mexico) Sedum X Cremnosedum ‘Little Gem’ Sedum dasyphyllum ‘Corsican Stonecrop’ (can get in the UK, small) Sedum Sedum ‘Spiral Staircase’ Sedum spathulifolium ‘Carnea’ Sedum ewersii var. homophyllum ‘Rosenteppich’ Sedum album ‘White Stonecrop’ Sedum hispanicum var. minus ‘Tiny Buttons Sedum Sedum bithynicum ‘Turkish Sedum’ Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ The collection consists of three items: Birdhouse: (appx. 7x4”/18cmx10cm), unglazed porcelain and leather hanging strap. Bird feeder: unglazed porcelain, reclaimed wine cork stop and leather strap. Plant pod: unglazed porcelain, cork and leather strap. Please contact for pricing and ordering: beetleandflor@yahoo.com

Birdhouses and accessories!

Inspired by trash in my brooklyn neighborhood, and the need for more friendly spaces for urban wildlife. Plant mosses or native sedums/stone-crops such as the ones you see in the pictures here. Sedums get their name from the latin word “sedo” which means sit-and most likely refer to the way sedums  sit on (or in this case in!) rocks and other “unfriendly” places. They are easy to maintain, require little matrix to grow, thrive in full sun, and attract insects for birds to eat.

Some common UK sedums well suited for the birdhouse:

  • Sedum acre (also seen in Norway)
  • Sedum anglain, eaten by ground bugs and seed weevils, but might be poisonous for birds?

Other European sedums include: Sedum album, Sedum dasyphyllum, Sedum reflexum,Sedum stefco (the little pinkish guys pictured above from Steinsfjorden in Norway), and Sedum hispanicum.

I’m still trying to find more information on Native American Sedums, but am having little luck! So far i found Sedum ternatum, and Sedum spathulifolium, both which I think are too big for the birdhouse purpose. I do have a list however (from http://theme-flower-gardens.suite101) of random miniature sedums-and hopefully i can find out a little more, later!

  • Sedum oaxacanum 
  • Sedum stefco (good size)
  • Sedum hakonense ‘Makino’
  • Sedum rubrotinctum ‘Aurora’ (small when young, from mexico)
  • Sedum X Cremnosedum ‘Little Gem’
  • Sedum dasyphyllum ‘Corsican Stonecrop’ (can get in the UK, small)
  • Sedum Sedum ‘Spiral Staircase’
  • Sedum spathulifolium ‘Carnea’
  • Sedum ewersii var. homophyllum ‘Rosenteppich’
  • Sedum album ‘White Stonecrop’
  • Sedum hispanicum var. minus ‘Tiny Buttons Sedum
  • Sedum bithynicum ‘Turkish Sedum’
  • Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’

The collection consists of three items:

  • Birdhouse: (appx. 7x4”/18cmx10cm), unglazed porcelain and leather hanging strap.
  • Bird feeder: unglazed porcelain, reclaimed wine cork stop and leather strap.
  • Plant pod: unglazed porcelain, cork and leather strap.

Please contact for pricing and ordering: beetleandflor@yahoo.com