Bright red berries for the winter garden

For not completely altruistic reasons, I'd like my winter garden to be for the birds. And if not the entire balcony, at least the front portion along the railing. You see, I'll gladly provide the birds supper -- breakfast and lunch, too -- and clean up after them in exchange for a few songs. Even a chirp or head tilt will do.

Though my small balcony doesn't have room for a Mountain Ash (Sorbus), Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) or any of the other top 10 berries for birds there are pockets of empty space for compact forms of greens and berries ...

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