| ose landscapers living in a Northern climate, it is | | | | can be planted in shade or full sunshine without being |
| essential to consider hardy winter resistant plants and | | | | disturbed. |
| shrubs. The reason behind this is not only so they can | | | | Evergreen Holly |
| continue adding to the beauty of your winter | | | | Holly is popular as a Christmas decoration because |
| landscape, but also so they will persevere through the | | | | holly is one of the best available as far as winter |
| winter season and add texture and color in the early | | | | resistant plants and shrubs go. Evergreen holly is also |
| spring months. | | | | one of the most popular winter resistant plants |
| While many Northern climate zones can enjoy a | | | | because it also dons beautiful bright berries and |
| beautiful array of trees like Birch, Maple, Oak, and | | | | elegant, evergreen colored foliage. Although many |
| Dogwood, many homeowners would also like their | | | | homeowners believe the Evergreen holly is excellent in |
| landscape plants and shrubs to remain beautiful even | | | | all cold climate zones, it really does not do that well in |
| as the snow falls. With this in mind there are a variety | | | | extremely cold climate zones. |
| of beautiful winter resistant plants and shrubs that can | | | | Acacia |
| easily be added to the landscape any time of year. | | | | While both Prostrate Acacia and Acacia Redolens fall |
| Longstalk Holly | | | | under the category of excellent winter resistant plants |
| This winter resistant element can be either a large | | | | and shrubs, they also fall under the category of |
| shrub or tree, depending on the type of product | | | | excellent drought and heat resistant plants and shrubs. |
| selected at the landscaping company or store. | | | | Although there are no blooms on the majority of |
| Although it is called a holly the leaves are a beautiful | | | | acacias, they do provide beautiful green foliage in the |
| evergreen that look more like mountain laurel than holly. | | | | winter months and will be a wonderful addition to any |
| One of the best reasons for selecting the Longstalk | | | | winter landscape. |
| Holly is that it not only does well as a winter resistant | | | | Cranberry Bush |
| shrub but it is also extremely heat resistant, making it | | | | Although the Cranberry bush is considered a shrub, it is |
| excellent for climate zones that will warm up in the | | | | a small shrub that can easily be mistaken as a plant |
| summer months. The trees will don a beautiful fruit | | | | and can be placed nearly anywhere in the garden to |
| throughout different seasons but especially in the | | | | add color and flair. The Cranberry bush really is |
| winter, making this an excellent choice to spruce up | | | | excellent for almost any season, but does well as a |
| your winter landscape. | | | | winter resistant plant. It produces large quantities of red |
| Bayberry | | | | berries in the wintertime, which add beauty to the |
| If you are looking for a winter resistant shrub with fruit | | | | winter landscape and feed the birds as well. In the |
| that will not attract the deer throughout the seasons, | | | | early to middle summer months, the Cranberry bush |
| the Bayberry shrub is an excellent choice. For those | | | | will produce beautiful little white flowers and in the late |
| homeowners who enjoy birds munching in the spring, | | | | summer there will also be red berries. The Cranberry |
| summer and fall months, the wonderful part about the | | | | bush foliage also turns a deep reddish purple, so is a |
| Bayberry shrub is that while the deer stay away, the | | | | plant that offers something for every season |
| birds love the fruit on this winter resistant plant. The | | | | landscape. |
| Bayberry shrub also does well in warm weather and | | | | |