Plants and Bulbs

You all have seen how I’ve been blogging about some of these great ways to add interest to the winter garden. I’ve taken all the tips and tricks and compiled them into one, easy-to-read book – Using Plants for Winter Interest: Creating a Year Round Garden.   33 pages long, this book details the six [...]

When the foliage falls in autumn, some shrubs and trees reveal what might be their most ornamental and beautiful element; their bark. So easily overlooked when first selecting a tree or shrub for your garden design, this is an important aspect to consider when looking at a year-round garden. After all, with fewer flowers to [...]

In the winter, more than any other season, the basic structure and outline of our garden takes on a greater importance. The rest of the year poor silhouettes can be hidden with masses of color and blooms, but in winter, with so little activity in the garden they become more noticeable. Pleasing or interesting silhouetted [...]

Learn how to use plants with winter fruits or berries to add color and delight to your garden. There are so many delightful trees, shrubs and others to choose from!  Winter berries are a familiar way to add color and interest to a landscape. Just picture one of the classic winter icons, the holly (Ilex [...]

The Japanese Anemone is a late-summer blooming perennial. In the winter, however, the seed heads unfold into white cotton ball-like puffs. This herbaceous plant grows 2’ tall but the flower stalks come another 2’ above the bulk of the plant creating a unique look. Some varieties self-sow freely so be prepared for the possibility of [...]

Just because a flower doesn’t bloom in winter doesn’t mean it can’t still provide interest to the garden. These plants all have seeds or seedpods that catch the eye in the garden, or catch the snow and make beautiful sculptures in the landscape. A tree you can utilize in the garden to provide winter interest [...]