Winter Articles
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Any garden can look great in spring or summer, but it takes real preparation and research to have a garden that looks great in fall and winter. It also takes discipline: garden centers are always stocked with shrubs for cut branches that look fabulous at that moment, making those that don’t come into their own much later in the season easily pass by.
However, it pays off to always add a few shrubs to your landscape that will look wonderful when the rest of the garden is fading. And it pays off dividends to pick plants that make great cut branches in fall and winter, giving you the chance to create your own unique arrangements and décor during the holidays and beyond.
Here are shrubs – for fall or winter – that look great in the garden, in the vase, and more. While they may not be at their most exciting in spring, when the temperature drops and things start to get gloomy, you’ll be mighty glad you added them to your planting list among the best shrubs for fall and winter.
Winter is certainly the time to dream, plan and prepare for next year’s garden, but there are a number of tasks you can do out in the garden to keep it growing well through the winter months. Let’s take a look at ten ways to maintain your green thumb through the coldest time of year.
No matter what the weather, there is always something to enjoy outdoors during the winter months, if we remember to plant for winter interest in spring and fall. Let’s bundle up, go outside, and take a walk around Dee's garden.
It is so hard to let go and sometimes you don’t have to!
This article goes over techniques for overwintering plants that must remain green and growing through the winter.
Learn more about why some perennials that should be hardy in your area didn't make it through the winter.
Has your garden suffered from winter damage? Has Ice, Salt or unusually cold weather caused your garden harm? Learn how to help your garden recover with winter plant care tips and winter garden damage recovery strategies .
Preparing your shrubs and trees for winter is easy, as long as you've selected a plant that is hardy in your area, do nothing. Learn more details and tips in this article.
Learn how this native deciduous holly can add vibrance to your landscape during the otherwise dull winter months.
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