Episode 151: Underappreciated Plants for Winter Interest

During thewintermonths many plants reveal elusive patterns , ok detail , and a new range of semblance that aid us to see familiarbedsandborderswith reinvigorated eyes . This is an excellent metre to get outside , judge your garden ’s bones , and make some architectural plan forspring planting . In this episode , Danielle , Carol , and their invitee research some of the plants that take flight a turn under the radiolocation in wintertime but certainly merit more attention . Do you have any of these underappreciated wonders in your landscape ? If not , you may want to start dig holes as soon as the reason thaws to ensure that some of these unsung heroes get some well - deserved garden material land . Will any of thesewinter beautiesmake it onto yourwish listthis year ?

Guest : Jay Siffordis the owner and principal designer atJay Sifford Garden Designin Charlotte , North Carolina .

Danielle’s Plants

Spotted Gaultheria procumbens ( Chimaphila maculata , Zones 4–8 )

‘ Peppermint Patty ’ bergenia ( Bergenia‘Peppermint Patty ’ , Zones 4–8 )

Moosewood ( Acerpensylvanicum , Zones 3–7 )

‘ ReJoyce ’ loll laurel ( Leucothoeaxillaris‘ReJoyce ’ , Zones 6–9 )

Carol’s Plants

Golden Duke eastern hemlock ( Tsugacanadensis‘Monjers ’ , zone 4–8 )

American hornbeam ( genus Carpinus caroliniana , Zones 3b–9 )

‘ trivial Heath ’ pieris ( Pierisjaponica‘Little Heath ’ , Zones 5–9 )

‘ St. Mary ’s Broom ’ blue spruce ( Piceapungens‘St . Mary ’s Broom ’ , Zones 2–7 )

Expert’s Plants

American witch hazel ( Hamamelisvirginiana , Zones 3–8 )

‘ tad of Pink ’ laurustinus ( Viburnumtinus‘Shades of Pink ’ , Zones 7b–10 )

drear conifers with various decorative dope

‘ Louie ’ whitened pine ( Pinusstrobus‘Louie ’ , Zones 4–9 )

bring out even more slap-up plants with winter involvement :

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