We often tend to bemoan winter as the dull, gray, lackluster time of year when we have to put our Philadelphia home landscaping dreams on hold. But, what if some Main Line winter landscaping tips could make you change that perception and help you think of winter in a new, more enthusiastic light?
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We share these tips with you to help “… generate landscaping ideas for dealing with that Scrooge of the seasons, horticulturally speaking: winter. Our goal is to turn a drab yard into a winter scene worth painting — for that matter, worth looking at while you’re snow shoveling,” according to landscaping.about.com. Some key elements in taking your winter garden up a notch might include:
Tip #1: Emphasize Structure
Winter strips away much of the softening effect in your lawn and garden, leaving the basic landscaping design “skeleton” of your overall scheme. By selecting trees and shrubs that provide all-season visual appeal, such as attractive bark, decorative berries, evergreen foliage, etc., you are guaranteed to have a pleasingly strong structural presence even when the leaves have fallen.
Tip #2 – Integrate Focal Points
Some outstanding key players in the landscape field include sculptures, arbors and pergolas, attractive containers and boulders, ponds and lakes. While these serve beautifying functions all year round, they really provide some dramatic oomph for the serenity of winter scenes.
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Tip #3 – Think Fragrance
One of the most surprising Main Line winter landscaping tips which breaks the winter-equals-blah mentality is incorporating sweetly-scented plants into the winter garden. Some delightfully pleasing specimens include witch hazel, sweet box and some varieties of winter-blooming camellia.
And last but not least, Tip #4 is Dream in Color. Unless you live in a neighborhood where it is prohibited, spruce up that fence or gate with some vibrant
hue. It will not only cheer the grayer days of the season but will look bright and fresh against blankets of snow as well as new spring foliage when your dormant beauties begin to spring to life again. For a multi-seasonal pick-me-up, it can hardly be beat!
Main Line Winter Landscaping Tips
There are many other Main Line winter landscaping tips that you might consider implementing into your cold weather garden, or actually landscape maintenance tasks to perform. Find one that you like today… and enjoy the cheerful effects all winter long!
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