Create Beautiful Winter Gardens: Inside & Out
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it's the perfect time to do some growing indoors while also finding ways to enjoy the outdoors. With that in mind, this month you'll find design tips and plant suggestions for creating a tough (and colorful!) winter garden, helpful information on three of our favorite winter bloomers that can be grown inside, and more!
Winter Gardens: Toughness, Color & Texture
“A winter garden is about light as much as it is about plants,” says Adrian Bloom—horticulturist and garden designer at Bressingham, one of the most famous gardens in the world. Bloom shares some of his insights into creating the perfect winter garden. Discover design principles that can be applied in any zone or region. Photo by Richard Bloom.
See below for 18 more plants that bring winter gardens to life.
18 Plants for Winter Interest
Gardens don't have to stop in winter. Bring your late fall, winter, and early-spring garden to life with some of these 18 recommended plants. Pictured: Arctic Fire® Red red-osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), whose branches also make great winter container accents, both indoors and out.
Indoor Winter-Blooming Plants
Add the final touch to your holiday décor with a few indoor flowering plants. Learn how to grow & care for these winter-blooming beauties. Plus, they also make great gifts!
Planters & Pathways
Planters and pathways both have basic functions in the garden—holding plants and allowing us to get from A to B. However, see how these Vancouver, B.C. homeowners took them one step further, turning a narrow, neglected side yard into a lush path leading to their gorgeous rear garden, where well-placed planters also create cozy seating areas. Photo by: Susan Curtis.
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