Winter interest

5 GREAT TREES FOR WINTER INTEREST

5 GREAT TREES FOR WINTER INTEREST

Grey Birch.  If I had to just plant one tree, this is it. I can't imagine any tree more beautiful in the the winter landscape than this native.

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5 FAVORITE SHRUBS FOR WINTER INTEREST

5 FAVORITE SHRUBS FOR WINTER INTEREST

Winter may be the most challenging season, but also the season that tests one's talents as a garden designer!

When doing a planting plan many garden designers, landscape designers, landscape architects design for the winter landscape first, then orchestrate their plant palette for the remaining three seasons afterwords.

Here are five favorite shrubs for zone 7 New York City gardens.  Do you agree? Which shrubs would you add to this list?

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