Curated by real gardeners
Plants for Winter Interest
Bark, berries, seed heads, evergreen bones, and the few brave winter flowers. A garden designed for February is a garden that never has an off-season.
The 24 most-saved picks
#1 most savedGreen Velvet Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens 'Green Velvet'
#2 most savedHellebore Wedding Party Mix
Helleborus x hybrida 'Wedding Party Mix'
#3 most savedLenten Rose Hybrid Mix
Helleborus x hybrida 'Mix'
Lenten Rose Double Queen Strain
Helleborus x hybridus 'Double Queen Strain'
Green Giant Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Green Giant'
Emerald Green Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'
Everillo Sedge
Carex omegata 'Everillo'
Green Mountain Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens 'Green Mountain'
Lilyturf
Liriope muscari
Emerald Green Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd Emerald'
Evergold Japanese Sedge
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
Emerald Blue Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'
Lenten Rose Hellebore
Helleborus orientalis 'First Dance'
Emerald Pink Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'
American Pillar Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'American Pillar'
Boxwood Sprinter
Buxus x hybrida 'Sprinter'
Peppermint Ice Lenten Rose
Helleborus x hybrida 'Peppermint Ice'
Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
Gem Box Inkberry Holly
Ilex glabra 'Gem Box'
Maire's Fescue
Festuca mairei
Japanese Sedge
Carex morrowii
Ivory Sedge
Carex eburnea
Emerald Blue Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata 'Blue Emerald'
Liriope muscari Big Blue
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'
Winter interest questions
What creates winter interest?
Structure first (evergreens, strong branching, standing grasses), then details: red-twig dogwood bark, winterberry, hellebore flowers, and seed heads you resisted cutting down.
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