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Article: Berries to brighten the season. (includes list of 13 winter berries)
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- December 1, 1992
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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As winter descends and summer's colorful flowering plants have long since faded, your garden needn't retreat into the winter doldrums. Strategically planted trees, shrubs, and ground covers produce a colorful show of bright yellow, orange, red, or violet berries to brighten the landscape even through winter's coldest, bleakest days.
Apart from their obvious aesthetic value, berries produced by plants like holly, pyracantha, and toyon perform as giant bird feeders, providing food for hungry creatures at a time of short supply.
And even when the last berry has been devoured, these plants don't stop giving. All the plants listed here are highly valued for their ...