How to get Colour into your Winter Garden

If you are thinking that you need to wait till spring to enjoy the beauty of outdoor flowers again, you don’t. Mother nature does not want us to miss the beauty of flowers, and therefore, it grows many flowers in winter as well. There are a range of perennial flowers, and flowering shrubs that put a full bloom show in the cold weather of winter. In fact, there are some flowers that bloom all winter long adding freshness and brightness to the winter landscape.

JAPANESE QUINCE

As the name suggests, this elegant flowering plant is native to the land of sunrise - Japan. Its blooms are mostly reddish-orange in colour but can be creamy white as well. Japanese Quince is extremely easy to grow plant that requires little watering with minimal care.

CYCLAMEN

With heart-shaped leaves, this plant produces blooms with sweet scents in pink, violet, and red colours on long stems. The marbling effect of this plant makes it highly attractive. Although it is a popular indoor plant, you can use it to add colours to your outdoor garden as well.

MAHONIA

It is an evergreen shrub that produces bright yellow blooms in small clusters. They have small berries in spring and are known to attract birds and other wildlife.

WINTER CHERRY

This is an ornamental plant also known as Jerusalem Cherry. You will find it commonly during holiday season in stores and presented as gifts. To enjoy the blooms of these plants, you may need to put them in the ground as soon as things start to get colder. In short, with a little planning, you can enjoy colours and freshness as soon as the temperature starts to get lower.

If you add these plants to your garden the gloom of winter will be lifted and you can enjoy their beauty and colour from the comfort of your warm home!

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