Winter Garden Design
Design with winter in mind.
Winter garden design. Hollies barberry firethorn and other winter fruiting plants will add unexpected splashes of reds and oranges in your winter garden design. The story and photographs of one reader s winter garden in petaluma california. Landscape gardeners uk find a gardener on the list house garden.
Most of the winter garden s brighter colors come from the berries of plants. 4 reasons why you should plan a garden redesign in winter. Designing a winter garden in our warm weather garden bone means that we can enjoy our garden all year long.
The garden reveals its bare bones in the winter and planting evergreen shrubs and trees is the best way to get a framework in your garden. The best garden designers in britain from. When we design our garden we think of the garden in terms of the beauty it shows in spring and summer and maybe in the fall.
Snow covered rowan when designing your winter garden choose elements that create winter interest. Select plants that exhibit interesting structural characteristics. Mar 11 2013 explore tara krause s board winter garden design followed by 184 people on pinterest.
Keep landscaping and obstacles away from areas that need to be plowed. Frost in the valley. Attract birds by leaving seed heads of perennials such as purple coneflower sunflowers and sedum.
If you re in an area that gets snow make sure you have space to pile it up. Don t forget too that seed heads or pods can add some fun and interest to your winter garden. Not only will they give you year round interest but they also create the perfect backdrop for colourful plants at other times of the year.