Gardens can bring delights in colder months. Here’s how
near winter,the crutches that we rely on to make our gardens look superb – frothy annuals, lush herbaceous perennials, or screens of rampant runner beans – are gone. Whats left the bare bones of the garden – can leave the most dedicated summer gardener inclined to turn a blind eye until spring.
But some plants near into their own during the colder months. The spot to proceed for inspiration is a garden that really comes alive once the days shorten and the leaves fall. Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire boasts a winter garden based around a winding path: the scale is far beyond domestic plots,but it includes many vignettes that would be easy to replicate in the average flowerbed.
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Source: theguardian.com