Q: I am just starting to work on a landscape design for my backyard. I thought it would be nice to include some plants that my birds would like. Do you have any suggestions?
A: It is important to provide trees, shrubs, and vines that offer berries and seed for the birds. Dense bushes are needed for cover and safe roosting spots. Here is a list of plants that do well in the Okanagan.
Trees
Apples Hawthorn Scotch Pines
Autumn Olive Hemlock Spruce
Cherries Highbush Cranberry Staghorn Sumac
European Mnt. Ash Hornbeam Viburnum
Fir Russian Olive White Pines
Shrubs & Vines
Barberry Elderberry Red Bearberry
Bittersweet Grapes Red Raspberry
Black Raspberry Holly Saskatoon
Blackberry Honeysuckle Serviceberry
Blueberry Mulberry Snowball
Chokecherry Nanking Cherry Snowberry
Cotoneaster Oregon Grape Spicebush
Currants Pyracantha Virginia Creeper
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