Gardening: How to brighten up your garden? Easy to manage beautiful winter plants.
JANUARY is often a time when many plants go dormant, leaving gardens looking lifeless.
Many plants, however, can thrive during the winter, according to experts.
“We want to encourage homeowners to spruce up their gardens all-year-round, and the amount of easy to manage winter-flowering plants make it easy to do so,” a spokesman for GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk said.
“Flowers like winter heather and winter clematis are not only beautiful in the winter because of their bright colors, but they also spread out and have a big impact in any size garden.”
The company also revealed their favorite winter flowers, such as snowdrops and the Christmas rose.
“Snowdrops are appropriately named for the season and the first bulbs of the year to flower, heralding the New Year and flourishing from January to March,” according to the experts.
“There are several varieties, including single and double-flowered varieties.
All of which will add a splash of color to any garden.”
Snowdrops thrive in moist, well-drained soil and prefer to be in the shade.
They can also be grown in pots, though repotting may be required every year.
The Christmas rose is another plant that experts recommend growing.
These gorgeous small white roses, according to GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk, are “super festive and perfect for the winter season.”
“They’re the first hellebores to bloom, usually in January but sometimes even before Christmas.”
Christmas roses grow best in fertile, evenly moist soil, according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), but should be fine in most soil types.
Other plants recommended by the experts included winter heather and winter clematis.
Winter heather often spreads once planted and inhibits weeds as they grow, as well as brightening up the garden with purple and white flowers.
Clematis cirrhosa, also known as winter clematis, blooms in December and January.
This, according to the experts, makes them the “ideal” flower to use in winter garden landscapes.
Daphnes bloom in early February as well, making them ideal for a winter garden.
“They thrive in window boxes, large containers, mixed borders, dry share areas, and even gravel gardens,” according to GardenBuildingDirect.co.uk.
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