Very comprehensive talk and exciting list of plants and inanimate objects to add winter interest - thank you! One other thing you might want to consider when deciding on which plants to use is whether they are native to your area. Native plants help to support local beneficial insects and birds with places to live and provide food for them (which is especially important since our pollinator populations are rapidly declining), require less work to maintain, are more deeply rooted so help to prevent soil erosion, and resist disease and pests better than nonnatives. I live in NJ and was happy to see you point out natives such as Inkberry Holly, Winterberry Holly, beautyberry shrubs, Coneflowers, Pink Muhly grass, Red Twig Dogwood shrubs, Arrowwood Viburnum 'Blue Muffin,' Ninebark shrubs, and more.
Yes while I don't always mention natives directly, I do try to showcase a variety of native plants when I share plant lists. I do have other videos on my channel specifically about the benefits of natives. But my expertise is really in design for 4 seasons of interest. And my audience is all over the world, so what's native to you in NJ may not be native to someone else, etc. It's important to understand that too 😊
Just love Pretty Purple Door Garden! Thank you. Purchased my home 2 years ago and have been working on the yard and surrounding land since then. My next project is a moonlight garden. Outside of my 4 seasons room I have 2 big windows that I do plan on with birdfeeders, plants and structures during all weathers.
I'm working on a Christmas border that provides winter interest but it's also designed for cutting material for holiday decorating. So far I have holly, winterberry and yew. I want to add red twig dogwood and more evergreens of some sort. Add a few every year to a blank side yard.
So good! Even though I knew I needed to start my garden by looking at the "bones," I really like your advice to begin with winter interest more broadly. This and some of your other videos made it clear that I really need some more evergreens, that I'm on track with planning for grasses, and that I should be more selective with my perennial choices (joe pye weed, coneflowers, and sedums were on my radar but now they're a definite). I have variegated dogwoods in my yard that I love, but I also want to include the arctic fire now. I also liked your advice of considering your views from inside - I definitely do this in the backyard but need to consider it more in the front as well. 😊
Not much winter interest in my town where there's many feet of snow on the ground all winter! Only trees are visible. But lack of leaves on the trees provides better views of the mountains.
I’m challenged to find evergreen shrubs that can play nice ( aka avoid cedar apple rust ) with my berry fruiting shrubs that I grow for the birds ( serviceberry , chokeberry etc) … 😢 in our small yard I have used Japanese holly , ilex Glabra, and now am trying heathers and healths. But I’m all out now .
Very comprehensive talk and exciting list of plants and inanimate objects to add winter interest - thank you! One other thing you might want to consider when deciding on which plants to use is whether they are native to your area. Native plants help to support local beneficial insects and birds with places to live and provide food for them (which is especially important since our pollinator populations are rapidly declining), require less work to maintain, are more deeply rooted so help to prevent soil erosion, and resist disease and pests better than nonnatives. I live in NJ and was happy to see you point out natives such as Inkberry Holly, Winterberry Holly, beautyberry shrubs, Coneflowers, Pink Muhly grass, Red Twig Dogwood shrubs, Arrowwood Viburnum 'Blue Muffin,' Ninebark shrubs, and more.
Yes while I don't always mention natives directly, I do try to showcase a variety of native plants when I share plant lists. I do have other videos on my channel specifically about the benefits of natives. But my expertise is really in design for 4 seasons of interest. And my audience is all over the world, so what's native to you in NJ may not be native to someone else, etc. It's important to understand that too 😊
Just love Pretty Purple Door Garden! Thank you. Purchased my home 2 years ago and have been working on the yard and surrounding land since then. My next project is a moonlight garden. Outside of my 4 seasons room I have 2 big windows that I do plan on with birdfeeders, plants and structures during all weathers.
Sounds great!
I'm working on a Christmas border that provides winter interest but it's also designed for cutting material for holiday decorating. So far I have holly, winterberry and yew. I want to add red twig dogwood and more evergreens of some sort. Add a few every year to a blank side yard.
That's a great idea!
Excellent advice thankyou
Very welcome
Such a great video! Thank you!!
So good! Even though I knew I needed to start my garden by looking at the "bones," I really like your advice to begin with winter interest more broadly. This and some of your other videos made it clear that I really need some more evergreens, that I'm on track with planning for grasses, and that I should be more selective with my perennial choices (joe pye weed, coneflowers, and sedums were on my radar but now they're a definite). I have variegated dogwoods in my yard that I love, but I also want to include the arctic fire now. I also liked your advice of considering your views from inside - I definitely do this in the backyard but need to consider it more in the front as well. 😊
Thank you Amy. 💐💚🙃
Fantastic video! Thanks
Great video and very informative. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Some great ideas in your video. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Not much winter interest in my town where there's many feet of snow on the ground all winter! Only trees are visible. But lack of leaves on the trees provides better views of the mountains.
Amazing. Thanks 👍
My pleasure!
Can you make a video like this but include the soil and light conditions - or add in description?..would be really helpful.
Actually I already made that video. I thought it was referenced multiple times in this video? No?
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I’m challenged to find evergreen shrubs that can play nice ( aka avoid cedar apple rust ) with my berry fruiting shrubs that I grow for the birds ( serviceberry , chokeberry etc) … 😢 in our small yard
I have used Japanese holly , ilex Glabra, and now am trying heathers and healths.
But I’m all out now .
Sorry not my area of expertise, just have to keep researching 😊
ok ok I'll buy the witch hazel ! 😂
😂😂😂 Yayyyyy
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Wonderful video! Thank you!
Thanks so much. Glad you liked it!