If your winter landscape is dreary, start making a list now of plants that can add pops of color for next year. We offer some ideas.
for summer color. The dozen maples that I planted along the property line as well as the row of burning bush provide dazzling red and orange color in fall. Many times we choose trees, shrubs and other ornamental plants for our landscapes based on the characteristics that they exhibit during the growing season. And that criterion certainly makes sense. But we can also select plants that add color, texture and visual interest during the winter months.
There are several woody ornamental plants that can serve the dual purpose of providing interesting foliage during the growing season as well as colorful berries throughout the winter when color is naturally lacking in the landscape. And most of these plants are excellent for foundation plantings around the home in sight of windows.
Winterberry is a species of holly that is native to North America and loses its leaves in winter. Although its light green foliage and inconspicuous white flowers may not dazzle during the summer months, this plant begins to shine in autumn with berries in shades of red, orange and even yellow depending upon the cultivar chosen. All species of holly are dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate plants.
Several species of trees have bark that exfoliates or peels from the tree trunk naturally, often revealing variations of color underneath. Species of trees with the exfoliating bark characteristic include river birch, maple, sycamore, kousa dogwood and dawn redwood. While this interesting bark characteristic appears all year long, it is more visually striking in winter when these deciduous trees lack foliage. Trees such as birch with white-colored bark also add interest to the landscape year-round.
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