Grow an Animal Garden

Heather Cotto from Cato, New York loves gardening with her kids. They have a "zoo garden" in their backyard where they grow plants with animal names. For example, bird of paradise is one of the many plants that has an animal in its name.

Would you like to start your own animal garden? Here are some plants that Heather recommends.

• Horsemint
• Pigsqueak
• Monkey flower
• 'Alligator Shoes' hosta
• Blue jay blueberry shrub
• Tiger lily
• Lamb's ear
• Butterfly bush
• Foxglove
• Cransbill
• Cockscomb
• Snapdragons
• Catchfly
• Dogwood
• 'Bunny Tails' grass
• 'Baby Bear' pumpkin
• Hummingbird vine
• Spider flower
• Lion's tail
• 'Rabbit Ears' lavendar
• 'Elephant Head' amaranthus
• Zebra stripe tomato
• 'Polar Bear' zinnia
• 'Teddy Bear' sunflower
• Canary melon
• 'Red Spider' zinnia
• 'Walking Stick' kale
• 'White Swan' Echinacea
• Oriole zinnia
• Shrimp plant
• Porcupine grass
• Variegated foxtail