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We’re here at the Krohn
Conservatory, where going inside and enjoying the tropical plants is a great
way to get rid of the winter blahs. But before you go indoors, make sure
you enjoy the winter characteristics of the landscape outdoors.
Adding winter interest
helps to make the landscape a year round landscape…so with no leaves or
flowers, there’s still something interesting to enjoy. Take a look at some
of the plants used here outside the Krohn that really add winter interest:
-Ornamental grasses,
which not only add interest summer and fall, but winter as well with their
beige foliage and wonderful plumes.
-Japanese maples, with
their gray bark, red twigs, and almost eerie style of branching.
-Crabapples, with these
crabapples and their twisting trunks, horizontal branching, and colorful
small crabapples.
-Deciduous hollies…this
is Warren’s Red…nice branching, but how about the wonderful show of bright
red berries!
-And how about these
weeping evergreens?
-Weeping Hemlock,
weeping Blue Spruce, weeping Norway spruce, and weeping White Pine. And
don’t forget the weeping Beech…what a way to add winter interest to the
landscape!
And here’s my favorite…Corylus
contorta, or commonly known as Harry Lauders Walking Stick…don’t you just
love those corkscrewing branches? I can’t wait for mine to lose the leaves,
so I can enjoy its real beauty, all winter long. |
