There is a wonderful new guide out, "Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and
Conservation Planting," by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.  It is about as
thorough and comprehensive as anything I have ever seen & lists what
wildlife is attracted to what plant, what its characteristics are, what
conditions it requires, where it is native to, and more.  It is sponsored &
co-authored by several dif. groups, some of which are the Maryland Native
Plant Society, Adkins Arboretum, Chesapeake Bay Trust, Nature Conservancy
and so on and so on.

It does show a fair amount of plants suitable for shade.  I live in the
woods & look forward to using it.

Also, I have never seen anything use my Nandinas.  They provide winter color
& have pretty berries, but ...

Joe Coleman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kerry Stone" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:09 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Bird planting question


> Hi there,
> I'm trying to create a full "wildlife" garden. I bought some Nandinas,
thinking because they had berries on them in the winter, the birds would
have some food. However, I don't the Nandinas listed in any of the wildlife
garden information I've been reading. Does anyone know whether the birds
like, or dislike, Nandina berries.
>
> I'm mostly shade, so I don't have many options.
>
> Kerry Stone
> Takoma Park (Montgomery County)
> 
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