Is your winter garden dull and dreary? Or full of beauty and interest no matter what time of the year? Want to learn to increase the winter beauty in your landscape?Beauty in the winter landscape can be found in: - Winter Blooms -- Yes, flowers in the winter are possible.
- Seeds & Seedpods -- Beautiful snow catching, and eye catching additions to the winter garden.
- Berries -- Sometimes seeds are in the form of brilliant berry clusters.
- Shapes & Silhouettes -- Even without leaves plants can be beautiful or unique.
- Barks -- From subdued to fiery, there are plenty of choices.
- Evergreens -- The classic staple of the four-season garden.
I have to admit that for me, thinking of my garden from a year-round perspective took a bit of time to learn. Even though I am not one to buy plants that are blooming and I like perennials which have staggered bloom times, I still had a habit of planting what would look good at the height of the season, say June and July, leaving me with nothing but a bed mounding with shrub-like herbs, no flowers and an snarl of plants by August and September. Learning to pre-plan...
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