tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post389647316267421904..comments2024-03-15T01:29:50.279-07:00Comments on Town Mouse and Country Mouse: It's for the birds!Town Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-35787511693922849222011-08-22T17:33:07.348-07:002011-08-22T17:33:07.348-07:00It's just getting to that time of year when I&...It's just getting to that time of year when I'm starting to look forward to a winter berry show. I didn't realize Elderberry fruited so early.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-51140778510530807832011-08-22T14:22:16.025-07:002011-08-22T14:22:16.025-07:00Around here, autumn olive, buck brush and wild gra...Around here, autumn olive, buck brush and wild grapes are very popular in the fall, mulberries in the late spring; poke and cherries mid-summer. All things that show up in my vegetable garden the following season where the robins and other fruit eaters perch on top of the posts I use to support the bean and cucumber trellises...healingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-80825573093011824972011-08-21T15:26:30.511-07:002011-08-21T15:26:30.511-07:00The toyons and elderberries really are great plant...The toyons and elderberries really are great plants for wildlife gardens! :) I have toyon in my yard, and I have an inkling to get an elderberry now.<br />Btw, Tmouse and Cmouse, I have launched my 'Natural California' blog. I hope you stop by!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047529917032883386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-79722380589377327782011-08-21T09:33:03.119-07:002011-08-21T09:33:03.119-07:00Our toyon and coffeeberry are really struggling. I...Our toyon and coffeeberry are really struggling. I think they have too much shade. Your look splendid, as do your elderberry.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-88970449353134191192011-08-20T20:18:16.554-07:002011-08-20T20:18:16.554-07:00First let me say that I love this blog. It's n...First let me say that I love this blog. It's nice to have berries for the birds, but it didn't work for us --- we live close to an open space, and the berries were attractive for rats, too. But looking at your beautiful photos I am thinking that we should bring the berries back ....Monikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-78577397853832883802011-08-19T19:09:15.756-07:002011-08-19T19:09:15.756-07:00I can believe you get loads of birds with that bou...I can believe you get loads of birds with that bounty of berries. I have a Viburnum that birds just love. They pick it clean as soon as they ripen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-18880106004665981512011-08-19T16:07:43.572-07:002011-08-19T16:07:43.572-07:00That berry tree sounds like a treat for the birds ...That berry tree sounds like a treat for the birds and I share your passion to plant what the birds like. I often plant for butterflies and hummingbirds and you should see the impenetrable blackberry patch we have, from volunteer berries.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.com