Although the Lowcountry’s climate is warm enough to allow winter planting of deciduous trees/shrubs and evergreens–even some of the palm variety–, only a select group of cold-tolerant Lowcountry plants will really pop during winter doldrums. Let’s take a look a some of these wintertime wonders. Pansies: It’s ironic that the name of these…
Evergreens are valuable elements in residential landscape design because of their permanent nature: They look nearly the same during winter doldrums as they do in the heat of summer. As permanent fixtures, many evergreens–particularly Leland cypresses–make excellent natural partitions, particularly between properties. Many people don’t realize, however, that evergreens include all plants that retain…
I like to use evergreens and perennials as much as possible in my residential landscape designs so that yards look good year-round and maintenance remains minimal. (Annuals, on the other hand, must be replaced each year.) On this project, I used plenty of coastal grasses and sabal minors (look like dwarf Palmetto trees) to…
