Specialty Gardening: Plants that show good Fall foliage color , 0 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
Semper,

I really like the wonderful juxtapositions in your picture. So much winter interest! I have rarely seen perennials used so beautifully in winter!

The idea of the pines with the witch hazel. The image is very inviting. It would be stunning, yet subtle. And, by the way, the pine and the grasses are not mine. I installed my garden, and then the people next door, when they installed a lot of plant material, asked their landscaper to bear my plants in mind. I did the same, and when they installed the white pine (there were once three, but lack of care reduced it to the one that endured, which you see in the photo), I realized that I could use it, and the grasses added later, as a backdrop. And I wanted the flowers to be all white. So I installed a Madame Hardy damask rose (which is once blooming) and put one Icebergs (continuous blooming) on each side. I later added white annuals (borage, double feverfew, salvia cocinea snow), and white lilies.

Here is what they looked like a year ago. The Iceberg in the photo above is the one on the right, a year and a half later. Notice the white pine. The tree to the left that you can only see partially is a Yoshino Cherry, and when my neighbor asked for a suggestion of a tree for her yard, I proposed a silver linden (tilia tomentosa).

I am very fortunate to have a neighbor with a much larger house and budget who takes my preferences into considerations. She actually asks for suggestions for plants and trees, while being careful not to duplicate mine. Gardener heaven!

Donna