What are the best plants and flowers to plant in a small yard in a climate with cold winters?

Answer 1

I planted vinca and every year it grows bushier and nicer. It has dark green shiny leaves and small flowers appearing sporadically throughout the season. When it blooms heavily in June people stop to comment on the beauty of this violet-blue natural carpet. It is ideal for colder climates as the leaves remain green in the winter and individual blooms appear as soon as the temperatures rise above freezing. I also planted a few violets with vinca and they multiplied rapidly too and in the spring they bloom in the same time. Among this ground cover you can plant some peonies, rhododendreons, roses, etc plus some spring blooming bulbs. Good luck and a Happy New Year.

Answer 2

Best" plants means something different to everyone. You didn't say what the light levels are that you have to work with, or how cold your winters get; you need to be conscious of that when choosing plants. It also depends on whether you're doing container gardening or planting something permanent in the ground, how much variety and color you want and how much work you want to do to maintain it...the possiblities are endless. Trial & error is the best way to find what works for you.
I have a huge container garden with a mix of annuals & perennials; I could go on forever about all the different varieties, but the two bamboos (confined to large pots) did well over the winter, the passion vine is in its second year and blooming beautifully, the banana plant (wrapped in bubble wrap and mulch over winter) is fantastic, as well as the star jasmine...
A wide variety of cold-hardy plants, bushes & trees can be found at http://www.onegreenworld.com. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Grow Hostas

Hostas, Hostas Hostas. You just have to trim them every end or beginning of the winter and let them do the rest. There are many varieties and patterns and when they get too big you can split them.

It Depends on Your Needs

Hostas are wonderful!! They grow beautifully in pots, winter over well (left mine outdoors over winter in Portland, Oregon, trimmed it back when it went to sleep and it's doubly gorgeous this year), they're very low maintenance and come in countless varieties to add interest to shadier spots.

"Best" plants means something different to everyone. You didn't say what the light levels are that you have to work with, or how cold your winters get; you need to be conscious of that when choosing plants. It also depends on whether you're doing container gardening or planting something permanent in the ground, how much variety and color you want and how much work you want to do to maintain it...the possiblities are endless. Trial & error is the best way to find what works for you.

I have a huge container garden with a mix of annuals & perennials; I could go on forever about all the different varieties, but the two bamboos (confined to large pots) did well over the winter, the passion vine is in its second year and blooming beautifully, the banana plant (wrapped in bubble wrap and mulch over winter) is fantastic, as well as the star jasmine...

A wide variety of cold-hardy plants, bushes & trees can be found at http://www.onegreenworld.com. Hope this helps!

Answer 4

I have had great luck with dwarf lilacs, but they are slow to mature. Peonies, day lilies and bush roses are also rather hardy.
I live in an area where it can reach-30 in the winter and I have yet to lose these plants to cold.
A good place to browse is the Michigan Bulb Company or Gurney's. They have descriptions on all the plants and you can find quite a few that tolerate cold weather.
http://gurneys.com/Default.asp?bhcd2=1167521697 or
http://michiganbulb.com/Default.asp?
Happy planting.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I like Day lillies here in Montana. Stela D' Oro are expensive but bloom all summer. Other day lillies give zones and can be divided after a season. Internet places to buy or local garden centers.

Answer 7

ok for color go with a blue princess holly they have green leaves with a purple stalk they are not sticky bushes they bloom 2 times a year in white and they have purple berries on them also like little leaf holly only come in green and wont get a foot tall with tiny leaves on them bloom in white also