Comments on: Trees to Attract Birds: New Stars and Old Favorites http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/02/trees-to-attract-birds/ Helping you take joy in creating and maintaining the garden of your dreams... in the Pacific Northwest Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/02/trees-to-attract-birds/#comment-5155 Alan Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:16:39 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=672#comment-5155 Aha! You've helped me identify cornus capitata - thank you! As a visitor to Seattle from the UK, I was curious about these lovely red fruits - the landscapers have placed them all around the business areas here. Your pic of a robin reminded me of one of those US-UK language differences. The American robin is a type of thrush; what we call robin in the UK is a much smaller bird, which comes up close whenever you are turning over earth in the garden, and eats the arthropods you've exposed. I've read that although it has no close relatives in Europe, it is related to the small birds that stand on the backs of hippopotami in Africa. http://www.ephotozine.com/photo/1437240/large Aha! You’ve helped me identify cornus capitata – thank you! As a visitor to Seattle from the UK, I was curious about these lovely red fruits – the landscapers have placed them all around the business areas here.

Your pic of a robin reminded me of one of those US-UK language differences. The American robin is a type of thrush; what we call robin in the UK is a much smaller bird, which comes up close whenever you are turning over earth in the garden, and eats the arthropods you’ve exposed. I’ve read that although it has no close relatives in Europe, it is related to the small birds that stand on the backs of hippopotami in Africa. http://www.ephotozine.com/photo/1437240/large

]]> By: iona http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/02/trees-to-attract-birds/#comment-238 iona Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:57:08 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=672#comment-238 Hi Gen The Evergreen Dogwood is now on my wish list for this spring. I will definitely get one from a cutting if I can. I am not waiting 8-10 years for it to bloom. This is so exciting!! Buying plants to help my beautiful Jays. If I keep it as a shrub will the deer be a problem? We're getting close to putting up a fence and a gate to keep out those varmits. Hi Gen
The Evergreen Dogwood is now on my wish list for this spring. I will definitely get one from a cutting if I can. I am not waiting 8-10 years for it to bloom. This is so exciting!! Buying plants to help my beautiful Jays. If I keep it as a shrub will the deer be a problem? We’re getting close to putting up a fence and a gate to keep out those varmits.

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/02/trees-to-attract-birds/#comment-237 Genevieve Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:03:54 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=672#comment-237 Oh, Frances, you are so right - they are going to love the viburnums! How neat that you have so many American Hollies about - they are so stately. I can just imagine the cardinals on them - red on red. Oh, Frances, you are so right – they are going to love the viburnums! How neat that you have so many American Hollies about – they are so stately. I can just imagine the cardinals on them – red on red.

]]> By: Frances http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/02/trees-to-attract-birds/#comment-236 Frances Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:43:46 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=672#comment-236 Hi Genevieve, what a great collection of trees. I had never seen the evergreen cornus, although we have many cornus varieties around here. The fruits are fabulous. The older neighborhood we live in is surrounded by American hollies, mature and tall and loaded with berries. I believe it accounts for our cardinals, they love those holly berries. I have been working to plant shrubs with berries too, concentrating on the viburnums. They are too small yet for blooming, but one of these days the birds are going to say *thanks!* :-) Frances <abbr><em>Frances’s last blog post..<a href="http://fairegarden.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/greenhousesunroom-of-plenty/" rel="nofollow">Greenhouse/Sunroom Of Plenty</a></abbr></em> Hi Genevieve, what a great collection of trees. I had never seen the evergreen cornus, although we have many cornus varieties around here. The fruits are fabulous. The older neighborhood we live in is surrounded by American hollies, mature and tall and loaded with berries. I believe it accounts for our cardinals, they love those holly berries. I have been working to plant shrubs with berries too, concentrating on the viburnums. They are too small yet for blooming, but one of these days the birds are going to say *thanks!* :-)
Frances

Frances’s last blog post..Greenhouse/Sunroom Of Plenty

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