though the leaves have now gone. They stand out in the snow.
The bush is a rockspray cotoneaster, identified for me by Jodi of Blooming Writer: Gardening in Nova Scotia. Click on the picture to enlarge it, and click on the link to visit Jodi's wonderful garden blog.
Pretty picture! I wonder which birds or animals eat them. They need something for the winter time.
ReplyDeleteThey looked like cherry tomatoes at first glance - awesome picture.
ReplyDeleteso bright for winter--a cheery sight :)
ReplyDeleteThey look so pretty and red!!
ReplyDeleteLovely berries.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful picture! It's wonderful to find so much color this time of year :)
ReplyDeleteHi Harvee: Thanks for stopping by earlier. Your plant looks like a rockspray cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis); is it sprawling on the ground, creeping a bit year by year (unless you prune it)? That's what it seemed like when I expanded the photo. It's a nice shrub and birds do eat the fruit in winter, once cold weather/frosts have sweetened it a bit. Plus as you observe, it pushes back the drearies of winter, giving us a nice boost of colour.
ReplyDeleteJodi: Yes, it does sprawl close to the ground and I do have to prune it. Glad to know the birds will eat it, and it does brighten up a bit of the yard! Thanks for identifying it for me. I love your garden blog!
ReplyDeleteLovely :)
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