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Loropetalum is a semi-evergreen that can bloom anytime
Most shrubs have a certain season where they are most attractive. Loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense) is one that can be pretty during any season. We have one at school near our greenhouses that has a few blooms and many buds right … Continue reading
Feeding birds is a fun winter pastime
Birds will visit a feeder any time of the year, but winter is when we notice them most. Maybe it’s because they have less available food. Maybe it’s because there’s less leaf canopy to conceal them. Maybe it’s because we … Continue reading
Posted in general nature
Tagged blue jays, bluebirds, cardinals, Carolina wrens, chickadees, corn, finches, grackles, millet, mourning doves, nuthatches, nyjer, pigeons, raccoons, red-winged blackbirds, rodents, safflower, skumks, songbirds, sorghum, starlings, suet, sunflower seeds, woodpeckers
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Firethorn
If anyone has experience with this shrub they know how aggressive the sharp thorns can be. Pyracantha (Pyracantha coccinea), otherwise known as firethorn, is a climbing woody shrub that produces bright reddish orange berry-like fruits. They persist late into the … Continue reading
Posted in foraging
Tagged berry-like, climbing woody shrub, firethorn, jelly, pomes, pyracantha, songbirds
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