While the stiff remains of Sedum are structural scaffolding that prevent the garden from collapsing into brown mud-iocrity, nothing delivers better visual interest than frost-dusted tall Ornamental Grasses.
In the same manner, Evergreens, like Boxwood, Holly, and Juniper, make the perfect backdrop and year-round structure. The only thing required from you is to resist the urge to shear them now.
And if you’re not sure which plants actually benefit from a winter mulch layer, here’s our guide to which plants you should mulch before winter (and which you shouldn’t).
Time to Celebrate Your Tidy-ish Garden
The goal was never a sterile, perfectly neat patch of dirt; that’s for amateurs. The goal was a healthy, functional, slightly mysterious garden. And you’ve delivered.
Now put down the tools, grab a hot beverage worthy of your efforts, binge-watch something terrible, knowing your landscape is securely sleeping under its frosting.
