Episode 104: Plants for Winter Interest

If you live in the Northeast , Mountain West , or Midwest , your idea of wintertime sake is certainly different from , say , a gardener ’s living in the South . Those of us who live in cooler locale are often satisfied with call in any works that sticks its head above a snow bank “ a winter peach . ” But in today ’s episode we ’re holding the measure a bit gamey and talking about plants that really do hold open their best for the months of December , January , and February . We hash out shrubs that flower in wintertime , perennials that are evergreen , and even a few trees that every garden ( regardless of geographical position ) would gain from . Our special node is from Montana , so if she can find plant for wintertime interest , you do it that anyone can .

Special guest : Kielian DeWitt lives and gardens on a horse ranch in the Bitterroot Valley in Montana .

Carol’s Plants

‘ Carsten ’s Wintergold ’ mugo pine tree ( Pinus mugo‘Carsten ’s Wintergold ’ )

‘ Red Sprite ’ winterberry ( Ilex verticillata‘Nana ’ )

‘ checkerberry ’ Nipponese umbrella true pine ( Sciadopitys verticillata‘Wintergreen ’ )

‘ Primavera ’ witch hazelnut ( Hamamelis×intermedia‘Primavera ’ )

Danielle’s Plants

‘ Glauca Prostrata ’ noble true fir ( Abies procera‘Glauca Prostrata ’ , Zones 5–9 )

downlike ® Western arborvitae ( Thuja plicata‘SMNTPGF ’ , Zones 5–8 )

‘ Ice Dance ’ sedge ( Carex‘Ice Dance ’ , Zones 5–9 )

Replacement : Feather Falls ™ sedge ( Carex‘ETCRX01 ’ , Zones 5–9 )

Arctic Fire ® Red red osier cornel ( genus Cornus stolonifera‘Farrow ’ , Zones 2–7 )

Guest’s Plants

‘ Compact Gem ’ Bosnian pine tree ( Pinus heldreichii‘Compact Gem ’ , Zones 5–8 )

Ivory Halo dogwood tree ( Cornus alba‘Bailhalo ’ , zone 3–7 )

‘ True Love ’ hellebore ( Helleborus‘True Love ’ , Zones 4–9 )

female parent of thyme ( Thymus serpyllum , Zones 4–8 )

Bobo ® panicle hydrangea ( Hydrangea paniculata‘ILVOBO ’ , Zones 3–9 )

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