Winterland: create a beautiful garden for every season

Part I: Design: Revealing the Bones of the Garden

Design Basics

Access

Plants: Shape, Form, and Scale

Texture

Layers

Evergreens

Hedges

Edges

Part II: Contrast: Emphasizing Polarities During the Season of Extremes

Sun/Shadow

Light/Dark

Snow/Bareness

Uniformity/Diversity

Wildness/Tranquility

Micro/Macro

Part III: Embellish: Adorning the Garden for Year-Round Enjoyment

Lighting

Ornament

Structures

Stone

Part IV: Care: Creating a Big Impact through Small Acts

Maintenance

Deer protection

Pruning basics

Special pruning techniques

Part V: Share: Making the Most of Your Garden during the Quiet Season

Bringing the outdoors in

Getting outside in winter

Gardening for the birds

Creating habitat.