| Most showy as a specimen shrub is the Linden | | | | Low-growing shrubs are just as important in the |
| Viburnum (V. dilatatum) from Asia. Like V. opulus its | | | | garden as the taller varieties already mentioned. |
| vivid red berries generally remain untouched until late | | | | Coralberry, also known as Indian Current, and |
| winter. Both species have horticultural varieties with | | | | Snowberry serve well in this capacity. For late winter |
| yellow instead of red fruit... a desirable addition to the | | | | use nothing is better than Japanese Barberry |
| garden. It has not been reported whether the birds | | | | (Berberis thunbergi). On steep slopes Cotoneaster |
| show any preference. | | | | horizontalis provides an evergreen ground cover with |
| For the landscape gardener who must contend with | | | | abundant small, red fruits. |
| shady situations, the native Viburnums offer a | | | | Vines for walls may be used to cover walls and |
| variety of plant material long known to be consumed | | | | trellises. Among the most attractive both for its |
| by birds. First to be eaten are the blue-black berries | | | | scarlet fall foliage and its blue berries is Virginia |
| of Arrowwood (V. dentatum). Maple-leaved Viburnum | | | | Creeper, choice of Thrushes, Purple Finch, Grosbeaks, |
| (V. acerifolium) holds its berries into the early winter. | | | | and Woodpeckers. If space permits their use, one of |
| Nannyberry and Black Haw produce blueblack berries | | | | several good varieties of grapes may be used to |
| half an inch in length which have been used for | | | | provide another source of bird food, often used by |
| preserves since Colonial times. The birds generally | | | | migrating fall Warblers. |
| finish them off before winter sets in. | | | | There are many other shrubs both native and exotic |
| Wythe Rod often shows green, red, and mature | | | | which might be mentioned. |
| black berries in the same bunch. It is the species | | | | Now is the time to make your plans. Select shrubs in |
| most tolerant of wet ground. The fruits of the | | | | accordance with the three needs of birds: food, |
| Japanese Seibold Viburnum are very similar but barely | | | | cover, and nesting sites, and with a four-season |
| have time to ripen in early fall, before a feathered | | | | availability in mind. Most of the trees and shrubs can |
| host swarms into the plants and quickly devours | | | | be planted this spring if orders are placed |
| every fruit. This is the tallest species, growing up to | | | | immediately. Get started now, and as the years pass |
| 30 feet, and is one of the choicest specimens in an | | | | you can count on having increasingly more birds in |
| exceptionally attractive genus of shrubs. | | | | your garden. |