Best for berries - plant suggestions
Plants with Berries
Grow plants with berries for birds
Plants which provide berries are a must if you are creating a wildlife garden. They provide a rich source of food for birds throughout the winter, and they really brighten up a winter garden. Almost everything that produces a fruit, berry or nut will grow and produce best in well-drained soil and there are plenty of great plants to choose from
Viburnum opulus
Apartment Gardening
A great plant choice for sun or part shade, Viburnum opulus produces large white globes of flowers in the summer (a bit like a hydrangea) followed by thousands of translucent red berries. This great plant choice for berries can be grown as a shrub, or even included in a mixed hedge. The berries are great for flower arranging, and very popular with birds and garden wildlife. If you want to enjoy your berries a bit longer before they are eaten by the garden birds, try Viburnum opulus 'Xanthocarpum' which has yellow berries instead. Read more »
Callicarpa bodinierii 'Profusion'
The purple beauty berry
This garden shrub produces unusual purple berries in the autumn and can be a real focal point in the garden. Known for being a little bit fussy, this plant likes well drained soil, and full sun or partial shade. The best berries appear when you have more than one plant in the garden - to allow for cross pollination. Read more »
