One of the best ways to add year-round interest to a garden is to have plants and trees with good structure and colour.
This Maple in Bodnant Gardens in North Wales is a great example of the kind of tree that would look stunning at any time of year.
It has structure and its white bark would be set off nicely if planted with red stemmed dogwoods or coloured grasses.
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