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Episode 126: Winter Stunners

Episode 126: Winter Stunners
The winter blues have certainly set in around here. But thankfully we have a few plants outside that seemed to have saved their best for last. Today Carol and Danielle are talking about Winter Stunners—trees, shrubs, and even a subshrub that . . .
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      The winter blues have certainly set in around here. But thankfully we have a few plants outside that seem to have saved their best for last. Today Carol and Danielle are talking about winter stunners—trees, shrubs, and even a subshrub that look so gorgeous in January and February you’ll forget that technically it’s the “off-season.” Whether your winter is mild and wet, cold and dry, or you live where it snows seemingly every day, we’ve got some options that will help make the landscape seem vibrant.

      Expert guest: Michelle Provaznik is the chief executive officer of the American Public Gardens Association. She lives and gardens in Fort Collins, Colorado.

      Danielle’s Plants

      'Wintergold' white fir
      ‘Wintergold’ white fir

      ‘Wintergold’ white fir (Abies concolor ‘Wintergold’, Zones 3–8)

      'Goldilocks’ Japanese white pine
      ‘Goldilocks’ Japanese white pine

      ‘Goldilocks’ Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora ‘Goldilocks’, Zones 5–7)

      Blue deodar cedar
      Blue deodar cedar

      Blue deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara cv., Zones 6b–9)

      ‘Divinely Blue’ or ‘Feelin’ Blue’

      Coral bark maple
      Coral bark maple

      Coral bark maple (Acer palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’, Zones 5–9)

       

      Carol’s Plants

      American beech
      American beech

      American beech (Fagus grandifolia, Zones 3–9)

      Red osier dogwood

      Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea, Zones 3–7)

      Japanese stewartia
      Japanese stewartia
      Japanese stewartia
      Japanese stewartia

      Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamillia, Zones 5–8)

      Star magnolia, winter branches
      Star magnolia, winter branches
      Star magnolia, flower buds
      Star magnolia, flower buds
      Star magnolia, spring flowers
      Star magnolia, spring flowers

      Star magnolia (Magnolia stellata, Zones 4–8)

      Expert’s Plants

      ‘Panchito’ manzanita
      ‘Panchito’ manzanita

      ‘Panchito’ manzanita (Arctostaphylos × coloradensis ‘Panchito’, Zones 4b–8)

      Baby blue rabbitbrush (Credit: Michelle Provaznik)
      Baby blue rabbitbrush. Photo: Michelle Provaznik

      Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp. and cvs., Zones 4–9)

      Red osier/ twig dogwood

      Red osier/redtwig dogwood (Cornus sericea, Zones 3–7)

      Kentucky coffeetree (Credit: Michelle Provaznik)
      Kentucky coffeetree. Photo: Michelle Provaznik

      Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus, Zones 3–8)

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