The owners see this path from the breakfast table, and they asked for something to look at from November to March. Winterberry, red-twig dogwood and hellebores line a gravel walk along the existing wall.
The hellebores sit under the existing oaks. The winterberry and dogwood stand in the open stretch of the walk, where they get the sun they need to color up. Most of it sits still in summer, by design.
This garden, month by month
| In flower, fruit or color | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernal witch hazelHamamelis vernalis | ||||||||||||
| Lenten roseHelleborus × hybridus | ||||||||||||
| Red-twig dogwoodCornus sericea | ||||||||||||
| WinterberryIlex verticillata |