Gardens Galore
What About Winter Gardening?
Ideas for adding color to your garden in the cold winter months.
In my book, Gardens of Catonsville, I organized the paintings and gardeners' comments by the seasons. There are many spring and summer gardens represented, fewer autumn ones and only two winter gardens included! Yet there are beautiful garden scenes about, even while our shrubs and plantings hibernate and our annuals just die. In walking around the block last week, I spotted several plantings of pansies that will endure the cold and spring back to life in the... spring! They are annuals but fade out with too much heat. Another plant recently placed in gardens is the ornamental cabbage. I saw some in a planter that were quite attractive with their purple color. Two winters ago, just after a snowfall I drove west past Rockwell Avenue …
Carole Corlew
10:13 pm on Tuesday, December 28, 2010
We can grow camellias, of course, even in the Middle Atlantic area. Be sure to choose a winter-hardy variety. Sasanqua are better risks for our cold winters, although japonica with bigger blooms and leaves are grown here. Make sure both kinds are protected from direct, cold wind and full afternoon sun. more ›