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Switchgrass, a great native ornamental grass

February 15, 2015 By Jim 7 Comments

Panicum virgatum

Ornamental grasses have gone from making me roll my eyes during a dinner conversation (see my About page) to a perennial I am looking for a spot in my yard to plant more. The particular grass, I am writing about is commonly called Switch grass (Panicum virgatum). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Perennials and bulbs, Plant recommendations, Winter Tagged With: native, ornamental grass, winter interest

Front Yard Design for Winter Interest part 2 of 2

February 9, 2013 By Jim 1 Comment

Last time, I began to show how winter garden design principles could be used in an actual design.  Now we will complete that simple front yard design I started in Part 1. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Winter Tagged With: Crimson Queen, front yard, front yard design, Japanese maple, landscape plan, red twig dogwood, Vinca minor, winter

Front Yard Design for Winter Interest part 1 of 2

February 3, 2013 By Jim Leave a Comment

Today, I would like to show how some of the winter garden design principles I talked about in my last post could be used.  I figured the best way to show this is to do a front yard design using these winter garden design principles. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Winter Tagged With: birch, birch 'Madison', front yard design, landscape plan, pine, pinus cembra, winter

Winter garden design principles plus six tips

January 27, 2013 By Jim 1 Comment

In a past post I talked about how to add interest to your winter landscape, such as adding trees with interesting bark.  Now I want to talk about principles for enhancing your winter garden design. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Winter Tagged With: design, form, low light, white, winter garden

Garden Structures for Four Season Interest

January 6, 2013 By Jim 3 Comments

The importance of garden structures in a winter garden cannot be overemphasized.  In the dormant season, the lower sun and overcast skies dull the limited colors of the landscape. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Japanese garden landscaping, Restorative Environment, Winter Tagged With: arbor, bamboo, bench, fence, four season interest, Garden structures, gazebo, winter interest

Two plants with red winter stem color

November 25, 2012 By Jim 3 Comments

Winter officially begins on December 21st.  Ugh, now I am depressed!.  Gray, dull, and dark are the words that often come to mind when describing the winter landscape we live in here in the Midwest.  Well at least after the holidays are over and the Christmas lights are all taken down (except for that one neighbor that leaves them up till Labor day (you know who you are!). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Plant recommendations, Winter Tagged With: coral bark, Japanese maple, red, redtwig dogwood, stem color

Architectural plants for winter gardens

October 7, 2012 By Jim 2 Comments

Architectural plant

I would like to continue the discussion of adding winter season interest to your garden.  In this post I will discuss of the use of architectural plants.  This was suggestion #4 on my post a couple of weeks ago. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Four Season garden, Plant recommendations, Winter Tagged With: four season, four season interest, plant form, structure, winter, winter garden, winter interest

Adding winter interest to your landscape

September 22, 2012 By Jim 4 Comments

When designing a landscape for four season interest in the Midwestern United States, you must make planning for the winter season a priority.  This is a lesson I have learned the hard way. When I first started landscaping my own yard over a decade ago, I realized you needed evergreens to provide interest in all seasons.  I just did not realize how many evergreens you needed. So I got a few dwarf conifers like bird’s nest spruce and a Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii).  I then went on and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Winter Tagged With: Evergreen, four season, structure, winter garden

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