10 Berries That Birds Love | MNN – Mother Nature Network

These shrubs and trees produce attractive flowers that develop into a colorful berries, which will attract many birds to your backyard.

Have you ever thought about birdscaping your garden? Birdscaping in this case doesn’t mean putting out a lot of feeders with different types of seed. It means planting the types of plants that will attract birds to your garden.

If birdscaping hasn’t made it to your gardening to-do list, a good way to get started is by planting berry-producing plants — and now is the perfect time of year to do that. These plants produce attractive flowers that develop into a colorful berries, which will attract songbirds and other birds that can turn the garden into a wildlife wonderland.

Here are 10 easy-to-grow berry-producing shrubs, vines and trees that produce berries that birds will love. Most of these plants should grow well throughout the United States, according to Bill Thompson III of Bird Watchers Digest in Marietta, Ohio. Consult with your local nursery or local native plant authority to find species in these plant families that are appropriate for your local region’s soil and climate. The birds listed below are just a sampling of the most common species that each plant attracts, according to Thompson.

As a bonus to help you get started with birdscaping, we’ve also included two popular fruit trees that birds love.

What berry-producing plants do you grow that attract birds to your garden? Jump into the comments section with names of the plants, the birds you see on them and where you live. We want to share that information with other gardeners and bird lovers.

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