And I thought I was the only one already working for the Winter garden now! Today, in a soaring hot temperature, I hauled a big concrete pot up a flight of stairs, plus a 50 liter soil bag, to plant a permanent container for Winter interest! The neighbours must have thought I was mad!

The pot is now planted with arbutus unedo, eleagnus pungens macculata and some yellow lillies. I plan to add daffodil bulbs later on in the season, when they become available, and some ivy - but I want Goldheart and couldn´t find it in the garden centre. To cover the spot the ivy is supposed to go, I planted a couple of tagetes which I started from seed.

The pot is looking quite nice, but I know it will come on its own in the Winter. It sits next to the birdbath and I also plan to have a hanging basket nearby.

I have forbidden myself to buy any more deciduous plants this year, as I plan to add more and more Winter interest. This is a very tough decision to maintain, because I keep eyeing the roses, but it must be!

So, what plants are you all adding to your garden for Winter?

Eduarda

Ooo...I love it!...Winterberry!!!!

I found a quiet spot where there are winterberry trees in Alley Pond Park...my husband and I call it the Winterberry forest....there are a few trees and the canop of the larger trees make the whole area seem so insulated and quiet...slightly Blair Witch-y...slightly Edward Scisor-hands, very cool to take the kids for a hike this time of year.

We go every couple of weeks or so for a neat hike in the park, my kids love it!

I purchased 2 winterberry trees (small, about 3 feet) and started reading up on plants with winter interest and I'm hooked!...

I am looking for Jasminum nudiflorum (winter jasmine) and am reading up on it's care and feeding in the meantime...I just purchased several chinese bittersweet to try out also.

O and I just bought a neat Crabapple, PrairieFire I think...it has fruit the same size as my winterberry and it should persist for quite a while...

regards,
antoinette