Though we're experiencing a nice warm spell here on Long Island, a couple of weeks ago, 50 mph winds were whipping outside my window. Though I'm an optimist by nature, intellectually I know this mild weather can't last.
Regardless, my garden isn't about to perk up anytime soon. Save for some strawlike ornamental grasses, berries on a few shrubs and a trio of red twig dogwoods, my landscape looks pretty bleak.
But there's plenty to be excited about, as new plant introductions for 2008 are being unveiled across the country. Scores of roses, annuals, perennials, woody ornamentals and ground covers are new to the U.S. market this year. And that's enough to warm my outlook, even on the most blustery of days.
To view some of my favorite new plant introductions, click the photo below to start the slideshow:
