by
Dawn West, All About Lawns Columnist
Just because it's winter doesn't mean your garden has to lose all visual interest. Sure, if you're under a couple of feet of snow, you'll have to learn to enjoy white. But between snowfalls, if your garden includes the right plants, you can enjoy great color throughout the year. Here are a few gardening tips to help you add a little more zest this winter.Even if it's too cold for flowers, and the leaves have fallen from the trees, you can still enjoy a colorful garden. Here's how.
Look for Colorful Structures
During the winter, you get to see what's underneath some of your favorite summer plants. If your gardening includes bushes like, say, red twig dogwood, you can enjoy the architecture of the red branches even after the leaves fall. When you're buying plants, consider the winter look their branches alone will offer.
Dawn West B.A. holds a B.A. in English from Harvard University and teaches writing at Oregon State University.
