Winter Interest
Visit Lasdon Park and Arboretum during the winter months to look for plants with ‘winter interest’.
Memorial Garden:
Expanding buds of Hamamelis (witchhazel) and Forsythia cultivars
Scented foliage of Lavendula ‘Phenomenal’ (lavender)
Red and green stems of Cornus sericea (red and green twigged dogwood)
Flowers of Hellebores (Lenten rose, Christmas rose)
Purple leaves of Bergenia cordifolia ‘Red Start’
Nan’s Garden
Native plant seedheads and rose hips
Arboretum
Fuzzy buds of Magnolia tree collection
Exfoliating (peeling) bark of Acer griseum (paperbark maple), Stewartia pseudocamellia, and Betula nigra (river birch)