With the cold and the snow cover covering the ground, birds are running out of food in the dead of winter. Plant plants that produce decorative and nourishing berries for the gardener’s little allies.
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In addition to creating shelters for shelter and nest, some cash shrubs produce small berries that feed birds and help them weather the cold by winter. A brief overview of the different species of shrubs to plant in your garden :
Cotoneaster
From thefall, it is adorned with small red berries that persist until the end of winter. Planted in pots or hedge, it retains its foliage all year round and birds use it for shelter. Its berries are very decorative and so popular with robins, thrushes and blackbirds.
The ornamental apple tree
These Prunus with such diverse varieties as ‘Evereste’ or ‘Golden Hornet’ offer small decorative apples which birds adore. From late summer to early next spring, they bringenergy and water to birds.
The silver bush
the pyracantha, as the holly, is a thorny shrub, ideal for creating a defensive hedge. From fall, it produces a multitude of red, yellow or orange berries, depending on the variety. This fruit production continues throughout the winter and the pyracantha becomes a real pantry for the birds.
The pernettya
This small shrub, which does as well in a pot as in the ground, has the advantage of offering small berries all winter, colored red, white or pink. Very decorative in a bed or on a balcony, they are also the ideal meal for birds in need of food in winter.
Rowan rowan
Between tree and shrub, the Sorbus aucuparia is covered from the end of the summer and this, all winter, with small globular fruits called rowanberries. Of color red, pink, white or orange depending on the variety, they are eaten mainly by thrushes and blackbirds, which disperse the seeds in nature.
Black elderberry
the Sambucus nigra produces magnificent fragrant umbels in spring then it forms numerous clusters of black berries, very juicy and filled withantioxidants. It is therefore a shrub that the bees, birds and gardeners greedy for jam made from the berries.
the Nandina domestica
This shrub, so toxic to humans, is so coveted by birds! After a summer flowering, the sacred bamboo acquires shiny red berries which persist throughout the winter and are a real treat for the birds. Its evergreen foliage that changes color depending on the seasons, allows blackbirds, tits and other robins to protect themselves from the cold
Holly
As decorative as it is useful, the Ilex bears thorny leaves that protect birds from predators. It is often used to create defensive hedges. All winter, it is covered with red berries, so popular with blackbirds.
The skimmia
After its spring flowering, the skimmia develops bright red berries which brighten up its evergreen foliage and above all serve as a bird food. Until the following spring, they can come and enjoy it.
Laurel tin
the Viburnum tinus retains its foliage all year round, allowing birds to nest quietly in winter. After its flowering with the scent of honey which attracts insects foragers, it offers black berries all winter.
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