By carefully choosing trees, shrubs and perennials, we can have something of interest even in the coldest winter months! Wandflower, Galax urceolata, with its glossy foliage and rich green American holly, Ilex opaca, are just a couple of the plants that brighten the garden throughout the year. Don’t underestimate the charms of decorative bark, evergreen foliage, fruits, and dried leaves and flower stalks with a dusting of snow. Learn about some of the best native species, with an emphasis on fall and winter interest, and discuss design to ensure that your garden framework works well in the “off-season” as well as at the peak of bloom.

On Tuesday, September 16, from 6 – 8 pm, Laura Eisener will present a Cambridge Center for Adult Education class on Native Plants for Four-Season Gardening at 56 Brattle Street in Cambridge. The fee is $47, and you may register online at http://www.ccae.org/catalog/detail.php?id=571264. Galax picture below from the New York Botanical Garden.