The Garden Coach
Winter Planters
We can fill your planters for the holidays and they will look good all winter!
Fall color in the garden
A good garden design includes plants that will provide great color in the fall!
April showers – May flowers?
Actually, a fall bulb planting is needed to have this spring result. Plan this summer for a planting of beautiful spring bulbs in fall.
The Garden in Winter
The Garden in Winter
Your garden is often still in view during the winter months, either through the windows or on your way in or out. Why not design it to look almost as nice during the cold season as it does in spring and summer?
Shrubs often have winter fruit, which is not only attractive to us, but also to birds who depend on the berries for their winter nutrition. Some plants leave colorful stems after leaf drop. And dry flower heads, such as on Hydrangeas, or seed heads from many perennials, such as Coneflower, provide visual interest, structure, and once again, food for birds.
The branching structure of certain ornamental trees can also create interesting shapes and patterns in the winter landscape, and some have interesting bark. Garden ornamentation, such as statues and birdhouses complement the garden all year long.
Our certified landscape designer can help you to choose the plants that will not only perform well in your yard, but also keep your landscape interesting through all seasons
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Winterberry Holly
Gardens of Provence
Our Landscape Designer, Susan Olinger, APLD, just returned from a tour of gardens in Provence and the South of France. Take advantage of her recent inspiration and let her design a garden for you. Also, take advantage of our lower winter design rates!
Display garden – June 1
Scenes from our garden, Peonies, Clematis, Allium and Baptisia in bloom. Come to our ‘Open Garden Day’, June 22, 10 am – 4 pm.
A favorite client
We designed and maintain this garden in Summit
