Fall into winter with multiseason plants
The plants in this simple compounding along an entryway path with a low-down wall make for a welcoming tidy sum yr - circular , especially in late surrender and wintertime . With its downcast profile and long , cascading offshoot , Hesse cotoneasteris perfect draping over a retaining wall , or just scrambling along as a groundcover under the canopy of enceinte shrubs or tree . pinkish outflow flowers opened along the radical beside glossy immature leaves , follow by carmine Chuck Berry that persist into winter , providing an edible pick for wildlife when food is scarce . Tatarian dogwood and coneflower bring extra fall and winter interest to this planting .
Growing conditions for this fall and winter border
Plants in this ledger entry border prefer full sunlight , but will also thrive in part shade . Give them great deal of water after planting to get them established , but after the second year they will stand teetotal weather with ease .
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Plant care tips
Hesse cotoneaster ’s leaves are evergreen in warmer geographical zone , but where wintertime temp often duck below freeze , foliage darkens , eventually drying and falling off by previous wintertime . In other leap , rakeout fallen leaves and lop any dead stems .
Easy - to - produce Salsa Redconeflower’sstriking red summer bloom give way to stout seedheads that birds will flock to all winter , so there is no want to deadhead spend blooms unless you would wish a tidier look .
fall dogwood give divulge cherry stem that brighten by midwinter . Cut back 1⁄3 of the older stems to the ground each year to get serious color on young stems .
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Meet the plants in this multiseason garden bed
A)Hesse cotoneasterCotoneaster hesseiShrub ; pink efflorescence in late leap comply by red Chuck Berry that persist into winter ; full Sunday to part shade ; 12 to 18 in . tall , 36 to 60 in . wide ; cold hardy in USDA geographical zone 4 to 7
B ) Tatarian dogwoodCornus albaIvory HaloShrub ; blanched blossom clusters in tardy leaping to early summertime followed by ashen berry ; full sun to part shade ; 4 to 6 foot . tall and broad ; cold hardy in USDA zone 3 to 7
C)ConeflowerEchinacea purpureaSombrero ® Salsa RedPerennial ; bright red bloom in recent spring through summer ; full sun ; 24 to 26 in . improbable , 16 to 22 in . wide ; frigid audacious in USDA zones 4 to 9
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