Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Winter Borders, Spring Borders
Create splendid winter combinations like this one. Choose easy-to-grow evergreen plants that will add texture and color to the garden from fall to spring. Combine the narrow arching creamy-yellow leaves of Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’ (Sedge) with the exceptionally dark foliage of Euphorbia ‘Blackbird’ (Spurge) or the glistening purple black stems of Cornus alba ‘Kesselringii’ (Tatarian Dogwood). Interplant the pretty blooms of Christmas Roses (Hellebores).
Prized for their abundant winter or early spring blooms and attractive foliage, Hellebores (Helleborus) are invaluable additions to the shade garden and provide gardeners with some of the greatest pleasures in winter. Ranked by some as amongst the top 10 high-performance perennials, these harbingers of spring are tough, cold-hardy, deer or rabbit resistant and easy to grow perennials. Most Hellebores enjoy an evergreen foliage which remains handsome year-round and provides multiseason interest.
This simple but striking partnership is easy to re-create and will please all onlookers. As an added bonus, it is deer resistant. Enjoy!
| Hardiness |
6 - 7 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
7 - 8 |
| Climate Zones | 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Exposure | Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Early) Winter |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow, Traditional Garden |
GAP Photos//Richard Bloom
| Hardiness |
6 - 7 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
7 - 8 |
| Climate Zones | 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Exposure | Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Early) Winter |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
| Garden Styles | Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow, Traditional Garden |
Recreate this garden. Specify the percentages you would like to have of each plant and input the dimensions of your garden space.We'll give you a shopping list so you know how many plants you need.
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Helleborus niger 'HGC Jacob' (Christmas Rose) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (Japanese Sedge) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Cornus alba 'Kesselringii' (Tatarian Dogwood) | N/A | Buy Plants |
| Euphorbia 'Blackbird' (Spurge) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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Becoming a contributing member of Gardenia is easy and can be done in just a few minutes. If you provide us with your name, email address and the payment of a modest $25 annual membership fee, you will become a full member, enabling you to design and save up to 25 of your garden design ideas.
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