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 ...

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 ...

Sponsor Message But to give the color some kick, there are just a few cells in the berries' skin that do reflect ... Well, it needs birds to take the fruit and spread its seeds.

Nandina. It's lovely but deadly. That's right; nandina berries are deadly to birds. Many of us strive to cultivate berry producers for wildlife, aiming especially for berries in three seasons.

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 ...

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 ...

If birds that feed on winter berries in the Northern Hemisphere seem to be painting the town red, it could be because they're intoxicated. Alcohol forms in berries as they ferment with the first ...