What are the best plants to have in your garden during the winter months? ?

Question

Daffs, Tulip, Crocus any more suggestions for planting from September to December

Answer 1

I don't go out in my garden much in winter so near my front door I have planted a winter honeysuckle (absolutely mind blowing scent), sweet box (winter flowering) and something called wintersweet.
These aren't bulbs, I know, and aren't very colourful, but it gives me so much pleasure in the winter months. You could also try winter flowering viburman.
All these plants are very good for early insects who need flowers to food, too.

Answer 2

In zone 5, you can plug in most hardy perennials during September and early October and still have time for them to get well established before Mother Nature freezes us all.
Besides your spring bloomers, you might want to consider some ornamental grasses. I know it sounds a bit weird, but I've seen fountain grasses of several sizes and textures in winter gardens and they look really cool. Besides the texture they add to the garden, they give some shelter to winter wildlife.
I once saw an article in Horticulture magazine about a Northwest US gardener who would spray paint her fountain grasses in the winter for a really colorful "yard art" project. Looked unique.

Answer 3

Definitely plant crocus- it blooms often while there is still snow on the ground. Hellibore is s cold winter bloomer. For dramatic effect, why not try red-osier dogwood, whose branches turn and stay bright red all winter? The shrub cottoneaster keeps red berries on all winter, and Harry Lauder's walking Stick (Corylus avellana, or contorted filbert), though pricey, is absolutely gorgeous in the wither, with twisted branches.

Other winter blooming bulbs include grecian windflower (Anemone blanda), glory-on-the-snow (Chiondoxa species), winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis), Irises (I. danfordiae, I. reticulata, I. unguicularis, and Dutch iris hybrids), and Narcissicus hybrids.

Some winter blooming (or early spring, depending on zone)perennials include amur adonis, rock cress, false rock cress, basket-of-gold, Bergenia ssp., Hepatica ssp., perennial candytuft, crested iris, winter iris, forget-me-not, Japanese butterbur, mountain or moss pink (Phlox ssp.), polyanthus primrose, lungwort, bloodroot, coltsfoot (which can be invasive), and periwinkle (Vinca minor).

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

That depends on what growing zone you're in.

I'm in zone 7. I can plant most anything & it grows all year. But for the winter months when not much is in bloom, I depend on my perennials for greenery.

I like gardenias, nandina's, liriope grass, pampass grass, american holly, boxwoods, things like that for year round greenery & a little bit of color during the winter months.'

Answer 5

Live ones. Jokes aside. My garden is full of evergreen plants. All shade of green red and yellow leaves, If we have snow they look perfect with a shade of white on them.look forward to the bulbs of spring they will give you summer to look forward to.

Answer 6

my mum reckons some sort of hardy shrub but if your looking for something to flower in spring then you'll have to wait until then to plant or sow seeds....hope that helps soz mum syas you dont have to wait until spring but you would be better off waiting coz you would have more choice

Answer 7

green manure will really hepl poor soil. I am growing 3 vareieties of rye

Answer 8

for a bulb try narines pink flowers will multiply you will never have to buy them again for a shrub viburnum white flowers, it will flower from oct to march

Answer 9

Helibore is always nice.