Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
The common snowberry shrubs is not the most beautiful or best-behaved shrubs in the garden, but it does have features that keep them interesting throughout most of the year. The shrub blooms in spring, with small but dense clusters of bell-shaped, white flowers at the ends of the branches. In fall, the flowers are replaced by clusters of white berries. The berries are the showiest feature of the shrub and last well into winter. Don't Eat the Berries Even though wildlife enjoy
Using Sawdust as Mulch
Sawdust or shavings can be used as a plan mulch if you take a few extra steps. Some people who use sawdust as plant mulch notice a decrease in plant growth or health and assume that the sawdust is toxic to plants. Not so. Sawdust is woody material that needs nitrogen to decompose. As the sawdust biodegrades, nitrogen is drawn from the soil and is not available to support plant growth, especially plant roots. This is much more of a problem if you incorporate the sawdust dire