Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Designing your garden to include berry ...

The classic dogwood blooms are popular with humans, but it’s the berries that birds love. The high-fat content of the berries provides valuable nutrients for migrating songbirds in the fall.

As a passionate gardener, I've discovered that with thoughtful design and the right ... offer bright red berries that are a vital food source for birds and small mammals. Additionally, evergreens ...

Native to North America, this deciduous shrub or small tree produces white flowers in spring, followed by edible berries ...

Many birds change their eating habits in fall and winter. Some insect-eating birds will turn to berries to supplement their diets. Winter berry-producing native shrubs are important sustenance for ...

It's lovely to look at but deadly to birds. According to Ramsay Hank, owner of Deep Roots Landscape Design in Bloomington ... oval leaves and luscious red berries. Local nurseries sell them ...

Then make your choices with full information. In all cases, read the labels or do research about the mature size of the shrub or tree you are considering. Plant them where they ne ...

The nandina bush, also known as heavenly bamboo, has bright red berries in the winter that can poison birds. (Jerry W. Davis) As outreach specialist at the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation ...

A commonly known species is Crataegus chrysocarpa or fire berry hawthorn. Hawthorn berries provide birds with winter food and the seeds are dispersed by the birds in other locales. Best known is ...

To collect the same berries as the birds were choosing, graduate student Jessica Bolser spent months in the field on Block Island, off the eastern tip of Rhode Island. Batches of 12 kinds of ...

A touch of frost is said to sweeten the berries and make them more palatable to birds. But there were frosts earlier in the winter and the birds were not as enthusiastic. By now, there is a good ...