As January gives way to February, the landscape settles into a quieter, more intentional pace. This is the season that invites a closer look, when bare branches and open sightlines reveal the true framework of the garden.
At Cedarwood, we see winter as a moment of focus. It’s when decisions are made with care, when refinement happens slowly and deliberately, helping your plants to produce larger and more beautiful flowers along with greater fruit, naturally!
Now is the time we tend to the details, preparing the land with purpose so that when spring arrives, beauty feels effortless and well earned.
Ornamental Pruning and Why it Matters
- The structure reveals itself: Without foliage, we see the true shape of the garden. This is when precise, artful pruning brings out its best form.
- A better season for healing: Winter cuts are cleaner, gentler on the plant, and help set the stage for strong spring growth.
- Every cut with purpose: We prune with restraint, guided by the plant’s nature, age, and role in the landscape. This lessens the likelihood for disease, without the use of fungicides, by allowing better circulation around your plant material.
- A quiet investment in longevity: Well-timed pruning improves flowering, strengthens structure, and keeps your garden in balance.
- What happens next: We walk the property, listen to your goals, and create a pruning plan that reflects both. Then we move through the space with care, leaving it ready for what’s ahead.
Japanese Maple ‘Bloodgood’, a legacy, handpicked
There’s something timeless about a Japanese Maple ‘Bloodgood’, the kind of beauty that doesn’t beg for attention, but always holds it.
Its deep burgundy leaves shimmer like silk in the light, shifting subtly with the sun, the season, and the time of day. Each branch curves with intention, tracing slow, quiet movement that adds rhythm and grace to the landscape.
This isn’t just a tree. It’s a statement in stillness — sculptural, elegant, and just dramatic enough to anchor a garden with a sense of calm strength. In spring, its leaves emerge like wine-stained lace. In fall, they deepen and glow before giving way to the fine lines of its winter silhouette. It’s four-season interest without ever feeling showy.
This one was selected, by us, while still growing in the nursery, not from a catalog, not off a truck. We chose the tree that felt right for the space. It’s a thoughtful process, and one we take seriously.
At Cedarwood, we believe sourcing is the first act of design. Every tree is chosen with care, placed with intention, and given room to grow into its full expression. Because when something begins well, it endures beautifully.