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I have a sizable brush pile in my yard, 5m x 5m (16ft x 16ft), height 2m (6.5ft). Even a colony of sparrows lives in it. I toy with the idea of planting a Lonicera caprifolium (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonicera_caprifolium) just beside the pile, and hopefully, in several years, having a small hill of flowers and beautiful fragrance in summer nights.

It this doable? Would sparrows stay? Are there other hidden downsides?

EDIT: I now realized that Lonicera caprifolium is not fully evergreen in my climate, perhaps I should opt for evergreen Lonicera henryi, to protect birds during winter.

You can see my brush pile here, behind two weeping mulberries and a pile of logs:

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I live in zone 8a in Europe.

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Do both plants! I simply adore this idea! I'd also cover the pile before planting the vines with a chunk of wire fencing that has holes big enough only for the sparrows and finch that would keep out bigger birds like owls, ravens, crows and cats and dogs. I think chicken wire would work well and it is very inexpensive and very flexible. Prop and dome slightly using some branches with one end in the ground and a y at the top. Use big stake staples to hold the edges down tight all around the periphery of the pile. Then allow your vines to grow. One that will stay evergreen and one that will add leaf debris to the pile for warmth. The wire will keep out unwanted predators if the leaves get thinned during winter. Thanks for being a cool, empathetic human!

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