{"id":1292,"date":"2013-04-06T14:07:28","date_gmt":"2013-04-06T14:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2019-08-08T14:09:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T14:09:09","slug":"winter-garden-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/winter-garden-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Battling The Winter Blues by Amanda Broughton"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we continue to brave the arctic conditions (snow is falling as I write), and our gardens have turned into a brown soggy mess, we all wait in anticipation for spring to arrive, bringing with it the promise of warm sunny days.
\nWhilst the gloom of this long winter is fresh in our minds, now is an ideal time to plan ahead, and make changes to our gardens.
\nOne of my favourite trees for winter interest is Betula utilis<\/a> \u2018Doorenbos\u2019, with its stunning white bark. Set against a dark backdrop, they make a real statement, either as a specimen, or planted in groups.<\/p>\n

\"Betula<\/a>

Betula utilis \u2018Doorenbos\u2019 Trees provide winter interest with their stunning white bark<\/p><\/div>\n

And why not under-plant these with a group of Cornus<\/a> (dogwood), grown for their vivid winter stem colours, in shades of red, yellow, orange, green and even black.<\/p>\n

\"Cornus<\/a>

Cornus or Dogwood have brightly coloured stems in winter<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Prunus<\/a>

Prunus Serrula, with its tactile, polished, bark \u00a0| \u00a0Acer Griseum, the Paper Bark Maple<\/p><\/div>\n

Topiary<\/a>, in all its shapes and forms will always produce a wow factor throughout the year, but is particularly invaluable in the winter months.<\/p>\n

\"topiary<\/a>

Topiary evergreen shrubs provide a WOW factor during the winter months<\/p><\/div>\n

Used to great effect here, two lines of clipped box<\/a> grab your attention and draw your eye along the canal to the garden beyond.<\/p>\n

\"Japanese<\/a>

Japanese Cloud Trees – Ilex Crenata<\/p><\/div>\n

Cloud clipped topiary<\/a> look fabulous throughout the year, and work well in Japanese inspired planting scheme, or as a stand alone specimen in a pot.<\/p>\n

\"Winter<\/a>

Sir Harold Hillier Winter Garden<\/p><\/div>\n

This photo, taken in the depths of winter in the Sir Harold Hillier Garden, successfully combines the brightly coloured stems of Cornus<\/a> sanguinea, the purple spikes of Phormium<\/a>, the soft creamy plumes of Miscanthus with the acid yellow of a dwarf Pinus.<\/p>\n

Winter Garden Inspiration<\/strong>
\nFor inspiration why not visit Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire<\/a>, or
\nSir Harold Hillier Garden<\/a>, in Hampshire, believed to be the largest Winter Garden in Europe.<\/p>\n

About Amanda Broughton…<\/strong>
\nAmanda Broughton<\/a> \u00a0is an Award Winning Garden Designer specialising in rural and urban garden designs in London, the South East, Hertfordshire and Essex.
\nContact Amanda via her website for a consultation or to view her portfolio:
\nwww.abroughtondesign.com<\/a>
\ninfo@abroughtondesign.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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