Berries for Year-Round Color: Make your garden colorful year-round with bright berries, while also providing a winter food source for wildlife. In our recent newsletter, we shared 9 berry-producing shrubs & trees that add color to late autumn and winter gardens. Don’t miss another one, click link in our bio to sign up now!
Pictured Left: Crabapple – There are hundreds of crabapples on the market and though famous for their dainty spring flowers, their fall show of fruit (yellow, orange, green, and all shades of red) is invaluable for late-season landscapes. Shown here is Malus transitoria. Close kin to the apple, crabapple fruits are 2 inches or smaller. Pruning is usually unnecessary, but if you must, do it in late winter. Zones 4-7.
Pictured Right: Tatarian Dogwood – Blue fruit in summer and bare red stems in winter give this shrubby dogwood (Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’) multiseason appeal. Spreads more slowly than red-twig dogwood (Cornus sericea), so it works well in small gardens. Ideal for a hedge or shrub mass. Cut back hard to a foot or less in late winter for a flush of new bright red stem growth. Zones 3-8. Photos by Howard Rice.
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