Friday, May 21, 2010

I've a small flower bed I would like to plant for Winter interest, Sensible suggestions please.?

Some alternative to winter flowering pansies perhaps, I would be happy with attractive foliage if nothing else occurs.

I've a small flower bed I would like to plant for Winter interest, Sensible suggestions please.?
Maybe amaryllis bulbs would be great to beautyfie your garden they sell them at stores like: wal-mart, lowes, home depot, loblaws, food basics etc... They have some beautyful ones avaiable like: picotee, double dutch, charmeur, benifica, white chrismas, rilona, minerva.
Reply:hellebore's,primroses, daffs, tulips %26amp; ferns,crocus, snowdrops, the list is endless.
Reply:Hello!,





Yes, there are lots of plants you can use, Euonymus which is a low growing plant that has variegated leaved, usually green/cream very pretty. Also what about dogwood? that has no leaves in winter but has bright red or yellow stems that look attractive all winter long. Perhaps one or two small evergreen firs? Juniper has berries and also a lovely blue/grey colour. Pyracantha that climbs up walls, it has small green leaves and masses of bright red or orange berries in winter. Of course various heathers look good as well. Hope this helps.
Reply:try primroses as they come in all different colours and they last all spring.
Reply:wallflowers for colour and perfume.


perhaps 2or 3 dwarf conifers for colour contrast
Reply:You could try Christmas box.





Heathly evergreen foliage, shiny leaves and a fantastic scent to look forward to after Christmas.
Reply:You do not say if you live in the UK or how much space you have available but if you have room for a small evergreen shrub go for Sarcococca confusa as a background plant.





Sarcococca is a dark green evergreen plant that flowers in December/January, it has tiny white flowers that are heavily scented. The perfume will knock you out.





Trim it in early spring to keep it in shape. Whatever else you choose to plant around it will show up beautifully against the dark green of the shrub.
Reply:Christmas Roses (Heliborus) or winter pansies
Reply:Cyclamen provide year after year colour during winter without needing much attention as do helebores, (Christmas rose). Bulbs as in crocus, daffodils and tulips are a good idea for Spring. Why not try wallflowers as an annual over winter. They seem to thrive in cold weather and will keep flowering through to Spring.
Reply:I've just bought a lovely little shrub called Leucothoe axillaris 'curly red'. It has red curly leaves all through winter - it's lovely.
Reply:Lambs Ears (Stachys Byzantia) still keep their fluffy silver leaves, skimmia have lovely red berries (you must have a male and female to get the berries), Variegated euonymous (silver lady or emerald 'n gold) and winter bedding - polyanthus, primulas, pansies, violas... and then spring flowering bulbs - daffs, crocus, alliums, pushkinia, triteleia, anemone, iris, fritillaria, hyacinths, oxalis - try the 'select a plant' option at the RHS site.

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