The Winter Garden: Planning and Planting for the Southeast

About this book

Winter. A time when colour beauty and fragrance disappear. The garden is prepared for protection against the old and then abandoned. In this book the authors focus on gardens in the Southeast meticulously describing the characteristics and vital growth information for each plant. Full-color detailed photographs exhibit several of the species from beautiful winter gardens in that region. Plants that endure the cold months successfully are categorized according to the features that make them aesthetic winter adornments: texture; pods fruits plumes and berries; blossoms; fragrance; evergreen foliage.