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 ...

But it’s not just leaves that bring autumn color and beauty; berries do, too. Bird-friendly, berry-producing shrubs have a lot of environmental value. They help sustain and nourish bird ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEAR JOAN: Our backyard patio, which sits below our neighbor’s large maple tree, is littered with black droppings from birds every year, mostly during winter months. I imagine it is the berries ...

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 ...

Hollies are great at providing shelter, but there’s an added bonus for the birds with those berries. If you have a holly, you’ll soon learn that cedar waxwings and robins love those berries.

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 ...

The mere presence of birds in the area does not mean those birds are actively eating berries. Before taking counter-measures, make sure you are actually witnessing the birds eating your fruit.