These features show up other times of year but seem more striking as landscapes are stripped of leaves and flowers.

Pyracantha- This picture shows one which we have espaliered correctly, so it doesn’t take over or fall off the wall.

Viburnum– You might mistake this for a butterfly bush. It lovely  waxy berries make it one of my favorite viburnum, but I can’t find the cultivar! Go to this link and try to help me out!

Japanese beautyberry or callicarpa loves shade. The deer have left mine alone.

Red fall leaves are not the only feature of these cool Snake Bark Maple and Paper bark Maple.  It is like bark for modern art!

Christie lives in Manakin Sabot , Virginia where she manages a 3 acre garden. Her blogs are written from her 35 years as a personal and professional gardener.