Pretty Flowers for your Winter Garden
Winter Garden, Early Spring Garden
Winters may be long and cold, but your garden can allay that dreariness and be transformed into a place of natural beauty with visually arresting textures or colors. While flowers are usually associated with spring or summer, they can also contribute to the beauty of the winter garden. Adapted to endure harsh winter conditions, they bring the garden to life with their bright, showy colors and attract the eye.
Most people celebrate daffodils as the harbingers of spring, without being aware that many other plants flower much earlier, such as Witch Hazels, Hellebores or Snowdrops.
Here is a list of shrubs, trees and flowering bulbs that will help you create beautiful winter scenes and let you enjoy the winter season in a beautiful new way.
Guide Information
Plant Type | Bulbs, Shrubs, Trees |
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Plant Family | Forsythia, Chaenomeles - Flowering Quinces, Chimonanthus - Wintersweets, Crocus, Cyclamen, Erica and Calluna, Galanthus - Snowdrops, Hamamelis - Witch Hazels, Helleborus - Hellebores, Iris Reticulata - Dwarf Iris |
Season of Interest |
Winter |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow, Traditional Garden |
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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Guide Information
Plant Type | Bulbs, Shrubs, Trees |
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Plant Family | Forsythia, Chaenomeles - Flowering Quinces, Chimonanthus - Wintersweets, Crocus, Cyclamen, Erica and Calluna, Galanthus - Snowdrops, Hamamelis - Witch Hazels, Helleborus - Hellebores, Iris Reticulata - Dwarf Iris |
Season of Interest |
Winter |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow, Traditional Garden |