What could I put in a #PNW hedge to replace Himalayan blackberries from the point of view of little birds? I’ll plant sunflowers and scarlet runners for a while, and am aiming for huckleberry and native honeysuckle in the longer term. Left the dead canes in the hedge high up for a few more years of physical protection.
“Berry birds like that isn’t invasive” might be impossible, hm.
ETA constraints: safe for humans to walk past, long term maintenance is one winter prune and mow around
I could, i associate them now with depressing office park landscaping — but that means they take little care, right? On the list!
@clew @lcwheeler haha I was thinking the same the other day.. I appreciate they are now planting natives in commercial settings, but salal seems to be now the default landscaping plant of choice.
I've found them to grow slowly but they are very person-friendly and the berries are very tasty. The problem is the office parks, they make even the best of plants look depressing.
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Lucas C. Wheeler
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