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Winter Silhouettes in the Garden
There are several plants, both evergreen and deciduous, that have pleasing, striking or unique silhouettes. Learn how to select and use them effectively in the garden.
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winter silhouette
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plant silhouette
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tree silhouette
Nuts and Berries, Sticks and Vines
Celebration and Thanksgiving in the fall garden -- some plants for fall and winter interest.
fall garden
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nuts
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berries
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vines
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ornamental plants
Using Plants for Winter Interest
Learn the many ways to create interest in the garden landscape even during the winter months. Use some of these techniques for year round beauty.
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plants for winter
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winter blooms
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winter flowers
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berries
Winter Interest IV - Colorful Twigs and Bark
Believe it or not, you can get plenty of bright, hot color in your winter garden - just choose shrubs and trees with brightly colored or patterned bark.
Winter Interest Plants, Part I- My Favorite Winter Shrubs
Here are a few of my favorite winter interest shrubs and why I like them. Could they have a place in your winter garden?
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winter gardens
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winter shrubs
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native plants
Winter Interest Plants, Part II- My Favorite Winter Trees
Trees play a prominent part in the winter landscape. Here are some of my favorites and why I love them.
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winter trees
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tree landscaping
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trees
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birch
Yellow or Orange Berry Plants
Yellow, bright orange or golden colored winter berries can make a fantastic splash of color in a garden landscape.
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plants for winter interest
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ilex species
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viburnum species
Weeping Form Deciduous Trees
Six of the best deciduous trees with weeping growth habit and pendulous silhouettes. Is your favorite listed?
weeping trees
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deciduous trees
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crabapple
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birch
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dogwood
English Alba Hybrid Roses
These English Roses are developed from Alba roses giving them the wild-rose daintiness, gently nodding flowers and a lighter scent than other English Roses.
english roses
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david austin roses
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alba roses
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old garden roses
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winter interest
Blue and Black Winter Berries
Learn about the plants that provide winter interest with blue, purple or black colored berries.
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winter berry
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winter interest with berries
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plants with berries
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serviceberry
Broadleaf Evergreen Shrubs
Broadleaf evergreen shrubs provide color year round. The following evergreen shrubs are all broadleaf shrubs with green foliage even in the winter.
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broadleaf evergreen shrubs
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evergreens
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shrubs
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camellias
Dr. Seuss Trees
"Show me some Dr. Seuss trees" a customer requested. Cascade Falls Weeping Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum ‘Cascade Falls’) is a good selection to accent water gardens.
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taxodium distichum ‘cascade falls’
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water feature
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conifer
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tree
Harvest and Autumn Themed Garden
Plant names are rich with charm and description. These annuals, perennials and shrubs all have fall, autumn or harvest themed names.
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autumn
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fall
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harvest
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september
Red or Pink Berries in Winter
Let's examine some specific plants with red or pink winter berries now that you've learned some general tips for berries in the winter landscape.
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red berries
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pink berried plants
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pink berries
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red winter berries
Seeds and Seedpods for Winter
A detailed discussion of how to add interest to the winter landscape through the use of seeds, seedpods and seedheads on plants.
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seeds
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seedpods. seedheads
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seed
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seedpod
Showy Winter Cones
You don't need berries or blossoms to create winter interest. These conifers have showy cones that provide interest and contrast to a winter garden landscape.
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pine cones
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conifer
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showy cones
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evergreen trees
Using Bark to Add Winter Beauty
Learn how to use the beauty of bark in your garden to add subtle, or not so subtle, interest to the winter landscape.
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bark
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textured bark
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colorful bark
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sugar maple
Weeping Evergreen Trees
Evergreen trees are used to provide color year-round, but some also have weeping or pendulous form that is extra exciting! See my top six picks.
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evergreen trees
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weeping trees
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holly plants
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winter interest
Weeping Silhouettes in the Garden
One way of adding interest to the garden is through the use of plants with pendulous, weeping growth habits.
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deciduous
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evergreen
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tree
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shrub
White Winter Berries
Pale berries echo the beauty of the snow in the winter garden. Learn about a few plants that produce white berries for winter garden interest.
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plants with berries
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skimmia japonica
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snowberry
Colored Evergreen Shrubs
Not all evergreen plants have green leaves. Here is a selection of broadleaf evergreen shrubs with red, purple, silver or other colored foliage.
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winter interest
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evergreens
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shrubs
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colored foliage
Variegated Evergreen Shrubs
Variegated evergreen shrubs provide loads of color and interest to the garden, year round. These shrubs all have green with white, yellow or cream colored leaves.
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shrubs
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variegated foliage
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holly
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