Beginner Gardening: July in the garden, 1 by Gazania_in_pa

Gazania_in_pa wrote:
This picture of Lilies and berries was taken on July 1st. The berries are on my Amelanchier shrubs, commonly known as Serviceberry. I planted 6 of these shrubs because I had read that the birds love them. Last year when the shrubs produced berries in abundance for the first time, the birds completely ignored them. The same thing this year, so knowing that these berries do make good pies and jelly, I picked enough for a great pie. I was going to be away for 3 days over the holiday last weekend, so I told a neighbor to pick all the berries she wanted. No point in them going to waste. I came home Monday evening to find the shrubs to be completely bare. The neighbor said she found it impossible to fight off the birds for the berries, so she left them have them. Go figure!