The Modern Whites of winter

The weather here in Michigan lends itself to the modern look, and the feel of the garden. Most of our days are grey, with a sky that can be the same color as the snow covered ground.
The landscape of winter can be a austere one, with seamless lines between the sky and the horizon

The choice to use white and silver materials along with evergreens in these winter containers was an easy one. This client also has a particular love of white and modern, as you can see by the house 

The snow covered landscape plays a big part of the modern look of these containers

Texture is provided in the centerpieces by the preserved Eucalyptus, and birch branches that still have their catskills attached creating a wispy dangling effect

 Collars of Magnolia branches and evergreen Noble Fir mimic the colors of the landscape. Here you can see how the sky and the ground are almost the same color.

The drained fountain at the front of the house was an unsightly hole that the client did not want to look at all winter if by chance there was no snow. Painted willow branches in pots with evergreen collars become modern sculptures themselves. It did snow.

The snow also provides a white and clean background to the evergreens. This is a landscape that get's better with the snow cover. Everything that's not white stands out in contrast.

The modern look of winter whites. This we like.