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Bird Watching: Best Trees and Shrubs for the Bird Garden Part 2, 1 by sempervirens

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sempervirens wrote:
Another good alternate is Rosa Virginiana: pretty pink, very fragrant flowers in June, followed by rose hips that turn red in the fall and are not eaten by birds until late winter.
I have it planted in the photo with Cornus stolonifera, the winter red bare stems of this large running shrub complement the red rose hips of the virginiana rose in winter. This dogwood has smallish white flower heads and white berries that are also eaten immediately.

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