Shorter days and
cooler weather bring gardening chores of locating permanent trees
and shrubs and removing dead wood from diseased or damaged trees,
shrubs and vines. In choosing your long-lasting “backbone”
plants, look for ones with spring blooms, summer blooms and berries,
autumn leaf color, winter berries and unusual bark formations, to
provide year-round color and interest.
Photo: Coleus plants, like this hybrid
"Merlot," will root in a clear glass of water any time of the year.
Photo courtesy of Proven Winners, www.provenwinners.com. |
