As you contemplate plants for winter enjoyment, the first that come to mind may be evergreens. Conifers that do not lose all their needles in one season (the way our native larch, a deciduous conifer, does) boast a variety of deep-green, blue-green or golden tones that look good all winter.
POSITIONING CONIFERS
Think about placing your conifers in groups throughout the garden, as they may look lonesome dotted singly around when intervening herbaceous foliage is absent. Combining them with deciduous shrubs also works well. Conifers function nicely as a dark background), seven-son flower (), magnolia, viburnum or deciduous holly (). However, one single specimen can also make an impactful focal point.
