Each season brings distinct moods to the garden – spring’s drenching dews, high summer’s hazy heat, autumn’s misty mellowness and, at this time of year, the crisp chill of a bright winter’s day. As daylight hours became ever scarcer, the garden largely hibernates. But it only takes a dusting of frost to awaken again, its forms and foliage, statues and trees thrown into sharp relief against a crystal dawn.
All but the tiniest gardens subdivide into smaller areas, each offering potential for a focal point. This could be a gazebo, statue, seat, topiary, sundial or specimen evergreen that comes into its own due to its fruit, foliage or form.
Evergreen plants emerge from the shadows and provide a sense of permanence at a time when so much of the familiar…
