It is the cold winter season when most landscape plants are dormant, leaving a drab and uneventful group of shrubs. I recently passed a home that had a great landscape layout of curves, different elevations, garden art, etc. The only problem was that everything in it was the same color- deep green! We don’t have snow down here to color it all white.
This is a good time to evaluate your landscape. A sprinkling of color throughout the landscape can bring an otherwise dull garden alive- even in the winter. I know what you are thinking. “I’m not about to freeze my ---- off in the cold taking care of flowers”. Some of us would but, hey, we are the exception.
There are many evergreen shrubs that can add vibrant color to your landscape. Try adding some reds, bright greens, variegated- the list is almost endless.
For some red, you may want to try an all time favorite of mine, the nandina domestica. It is also known as “heavenly bamboo”. The nandina has small green leaves with touches of red during the summer. When winter arrives, the leaves become almost solid red and the plant produces bright red berries. Overall, the nandina provides great color and definition to the landscape.
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