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Though the winter is often thought of as being a dull and dreary time, good planning can bring life and color into the winter garden. Splashes of colorful bark, plants that flower in the winter, berries of many colors, colorful screening, unusual and interesting bark on many trees all can bring a winter landscape to life. Listed below are just a few examples of the many plants that can be used to promote that winter garden:
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| Acer campestre (Hedge maple) | unusual bark |
| Acer griseum (Paperbark maple) | exfoliating bark |
| Betula nigra (River Birch) | exfoliating bark |
| Cornus sericea 'Baileyi' (Red twig dogwood) | bright red bark |
| Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' (Yellow twig dogwood) | bright yellow bark |
| Corylus avellana contorta (Walking Stick) | unusual growth pattern |
| Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel | late winter yellow flowers |
| Helloborus (Lenten rose) | very early spring perennial |
| Ilex verticillata (Winterberry) | red berries |
| Ilex meserve hybrids (Blue hollies) | red berries, evergreen |
| Kerria japonica (Japanese kerria) | bright green stalks |
| Myrica pennsylvancia (Bayberry) | light blue berries |
| Pieris hybrids (Japanese andromeda) | colorful budded flowers heads |
| Pyracantha (Firethorn) | orange berries |
| Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia) | mottled bark
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