Comments on: Winter Gardens. Is your garden arranged with ornamental things that add a splash of color even in winter?

By: Jaydon Street

Jaydon Street — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:08:57 +0000

Plant sage. The sage plant will bush and become glorious in no time at all. It is now November and the weather here in N Michigan is very cold. The sage leaves will remain intact for most of the winter and I can cut fresh sage in the bitterest cold. The color of sage against the snow is awesome. That’s about the only winter plant I have going outdoors. I also left my birdhouse gourds on the fence. I read an article that I could cure them by leaving them out in the winter. They look splendid on the fence. Also, I still have some pretty healthy catnip plants still going but they will be gone in a few more weeks. I leave my dried goldenrods rather than cutting down. They stick up out of the snow and the birds perch on them all winter. Since they attained about 5 feet, they will be available to the birds for most of the winter.

By: Malakai Stevens

Malakai Stevens — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:43:56 +0000

Yes, winter berries, evergreens (predominantly dwarf) winter silhouette of wisteria.

By: Joan Atkin

Joan Atkin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:08:23 +0000

I grow native berry bushes, like wintergreen, nandina, blue girl holly (and have Blue Boy, too,-but the male doesn’t give berries; coffeeberries, porcelain berries, snowberries, yaupon, toyon, and lemonade berry; among those I have many type of bunch grasses, with birdfeeders and a birdbath, along with birdhouses that look beautiful when the snow hangs off the little roofs; but up close to the patio area I plant calendulas and dianthus for bright flower color. I also put out hummingbird food each morning and bring them in before nightfall for the little stragglers who don’t go farther south for the winter. I also hang twinkle lights in my apple orchard–it looks like a winter wonderland at night. All is well in my world, unless, of course, it snows on my dish on the house roof and knocks out my TV reception!

By: Tiara Ives

Tiara Ives — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:48:07 +0000

Nope. I’m not really into statues, etc. A great way to add colour to a winter garden is planing a dogwood bush with red bark. Very nice against the white snow.

By: Muhammad Phipps

Muhammad Phipps — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:53:30 +0000

Gazing globes … there are so many different sizes, and colors available now. I leave many of the perennials and grass stalks standing til spring and the gazing globes add to the effect.

Thanks for the question.

By: Makai Lovell

Makai Lovell — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:48:05 +0000

No wish we had snow in winter. Have only seen snow once in my life. If I had a snowy garden I would put beautiful statues in it just to be covered with snow. But then again look on the bright side I do not have to worry about frost etc killing my plants.