Thank you for this! I'm relatively new to native plants (4 years into planting a wildlife garden after many decades of gardening with non-natives) and am starting to make an effort to work more shrubs into my landscape. I have ninebark (I'm in love with this plant!), blueberry, a shrubby native honeysuckle (can't remember the name) viburnum, winterberry, lots of hydrangea. I'm aiming for more late season berry-bearers for the wild neighbors (we have a long winter in western Massachusetts).
I love this!! Black chokeberry has been the real standout in our young garden. It had one berry when we planted in the fall. Now there are about 8 clusters that the House Finches and Robins have started to pick at.
High hopes next year for nannyberry and serviceberry. Neither bloomed this year.
Thank you for this! I'm relatively new to native plants (4 years into planting a wildlife garden after many decades of gardening with non-natives) and am starting to make an effort to work more shrubs into my landscape. I have ninebark (I'm in love with this plant!), blueberry, a shrubby native honeysuckle (can't remember the name) viburnum, winterberry, lots of hydrangea. I'm aiming for more late season berry-bearers for the wild neighbors (we have a long winter in western Massachusetts).
Oh how lovely that sounds, Ginny! Best of luck with your native gardening - keep us posted on how it progresses!
I currently have Oakleaf Hydrangea, Blueberries, and Winterberry. I have aspirations to add Spicebush.
How fun! Thanks for sharing, Kristi. I'll bet you have wildlife visiting across the seasons with that combination!
Excellent information and recommendations! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! 🥰
I love this!! Black chokeberry has been the real standout in our young garden. It had one berry when we planted in the fall. Now there are about 8 clusters that the House Finches and Robins have started to pick at.
High hopes next year for nannyberry and serviceberry. Neither bloomed this year.
That's great to hear.
Keep hope alive for the others. Next year maybe they will LEAP!