Throughout the winter months many vegetation reveal refined patterns, advantageous particulars, and a brand new vary of colours that assist us to see acquainted beds and borders with recent eyes. This is a wonderful time to get outdoors, consider your backyard’s bones, and make some plans for spring planting. On this episode Danielle, Carol, and their visitor will discover a few of the vegetation that fly a bit underneath the radar in winter months, however definitely deserve extra consideration. Do you may have any of those underappreciated wonders in your panorama? If not, chances are you’ll wish to begin digging holes as quickly as the bottom thaws to make sure that a few of these unsung heroes get some well-deserved backyard actual property. Will any of those winter beauties make it onto your want record this 12 months?
Jay Sifford is the proprietor and principal designer at Jay Sifford Backyard Design in Charolette, North Carolina.
Danielle’s Vegetation
Noticed wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata, Zones 4-8)
‘Peppermint Patty’ bergenia (Bergenia ‘Peppermint Patty’, Zones 4-8)
Moosewood (Acer pensylvanicum, Zones 3-7)
‘ReJoyce’ drooping laurel (Leucothoe axillaris ‘ReJoyce’, Zones 6-9)
Carol’s Vegetation
Golden Duke Jap hemlock (Tsuga canadensis ‘Monjers’, Zones 4–8)
American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana, Zones 3b–9)
‘Little Heath’ pieris (Pieris japonica ‘Little Heath’, Zones 5–9)
‘St. Mary’s Broom’ blue spruce (Picea pungens ‘St. Mary’s Broom’, Zones 2-7)
Knowledgeable’s Vegetation
American witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana, Zones 3-8)
‘Shades of Pink’ laurustinus (Viburnum tinus ‘Shades of Pink’, Zones 7b-10)
Blue conifers with assorted decorative grasses
‘Louie’ white pine (Pinus strobus ‘Louie’, Zones 4-9)
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