Aquatic Garden: Waterlilies have retreated for the season.

Bulb Garden:Snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii ) –white buds, not quite open. This garden has been cleared to make way for the planting of the spring bulbs.

Circle Garden: Vernal witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis 'Lombart's Weeping'). The garden retains some color in the red fruit on crabapples (Malus 'Adams', 'Donald Wyman', 'Red Jade'), red berries on rockspray cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Robustus'), graceful habits of weeping Norway spruce (Picea abies 'Pendula') and weeping hemlock (Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula'), green twigs of Japanese kerria (Kerria japonica). Tulip bulbs have planted for next season's display.

Dwarf Conifer Garden: Jelena Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'). This garden offers many subtle and surprising discoveries. There is so much that is vibrant green in an otherwise barren landscape. Look for conifers in many varieties and shapes in shades of green, yellow, blue and purple. Other winter interest: Hesse cotoneaster (Cotoneaster 'Hessei') –red berries, tumble grass (Eragrostis spectabilis), purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer').

Enabling Garden: Three-flowered maple (Acer trifolium) with peeling bark that makes it closely resemble a birch; Whitespire birch (Betula populifolia 'Whitespire') - delicately branched with peeling bark; northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) with the long, cigar-shaped pods that look like strange Christmas ornaments; Hesse cotoneaster (Cotoneaster 'Hessei') –red berries; tall purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Windspiel') – golden brown tall spikes with golden brown grass.

English Oak Meadow: Look for a new display in the spring.

English Walled Garden: Jelena witch hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'). Winter interest: Branches of weeping katsuratree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula') and weeping beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'), seedheads of late panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva') and golden rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), fruit on David crabapple (Malus 'David'), snaking vines of wisteria on the pergola, evergreen foliage of Christmas rose (Helleborus niger).

The Esplanade: Bulbs have been planted for next year's display.

Heritage Garden: For the winter display, the pools were filled with junipers and a Fraser fir stands in the middle of the Physic bed. Ornamental grasses are still providing yellow brightness and the pine bed displays a variety of pines and spruces of different shapes and colors.

Lagoon Garden: Yellow fruit on Harvest Gold® crabapple (Malus 'Hargozam').

Lakeside Gardens: Snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) on the west side slope. Hesse cotoneaster (Cotoneaster 'Hessei') -red berries, tufted hair grass (Deschampsia caespitosa), redbud crabapple (Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa'-cranberry-colored berries), purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer').

Landscape Gardens: Evergreens and woody plants have an opportunity to stand out during the winter months. Many of the evergreens are heavy with pinecones such as on the Norway spruce (Picea abies 'Acrocona') and all of the evergreens in the Rock Garden provide bursts of varying shades of green against the stark soil and the winter light. The intertwining branches of the weeping beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula') and the many crabapples provide winter interest as does the red bark on the Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) and the bark of the Majestic honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Majestic'). The colorful berries on the crabapples will continue to attract birds during the winter months. Around the ponds and stream, the red twisting stems of the swamp rose (Rosa palustris), the Cardinal Redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea 'Cardinal') are noteworthy as are the stems of the dwarf basket willows (Salix purpurea 'Nana'). The grasses will continue to provide interest, particularly on windy days until the first snowfall.

McGinley Pavilion: Winter interest: Ruby redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea 'Ruby') –red stems, Walter's Siberian crabapple (Malus baccata 'Walter's') – yellow fruit.

Native Plant Garden: Winter interest: Wild senna (Cassia marilandica) -seedpods, Washington hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum)- red berries; staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) – fuzzy red seed spikes; grasses, many straw-colored such as northern dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis); little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) will remain mahogany red and the many fuzzy white seeds on other plants.

Rose Garden: Galanthus Roses are dormant for the winter, but many still have colorful red and orange rose hips. The thorns on the arching canes of old garden and shrub roses are now visible. Other landscape plants of note: Fruit on crabapples (Malus 'Adams', 'Red Jewel'), mottled bark on Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia), tan bark on Amur chokecherry (Prunus maackii), green twigs of Japanese kerria (Kerria japonica).

Sensory Garden: Intermediate witch hazels (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Girard's Orange' & 'Sunburst'). In the meadow area crabapples sport festive colored fruits until birds eat them. Most notable are the bright yellow of the Harvest Gold® crabapples (Malus 'Hargozam'), the reds of the Tina crabapple (Malus sargentii 'Tina') andredbud crabapples (Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa'). The angular branches of the contorted mulberry (Morus bombycis 'Unryu') and the many Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris)add drama to the landscape. Look for interesting textured bark on common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) and basswood (Tilia americana). For color notice the unusual red-tinged bark of the small coral-bark Japanese maples (Acer palmatum), the striking white of the grey birches (Betula populifolia 'Whitespire') and the dark shiny lenticel-dotted bark of the Pekin lilacs (Syringa pekinensis).

Waterfall Garden: Winter Interest: From the upper level, look down on surrounding lakes, gardens and 3 levels of waterfall rocks, paths and evergreens. Plants: White bark and drooping branches of European white birch (Betula pendula 'Youngii'), red stems of Tatarian and redosier dogwood (Cornus alba 'Siberian Pearls' & C. sericea var. coloradensis), yellow stems of Bud's Yellow redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea 'Bud's Yellow'), green segmented stems of common horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), golden brown stems of dwarf Eastern, Nugget Eastern and Snowfall ninebarks (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nanus', 'Nugget' &'Snowfall').

Water Gardens: Grasses and sedges are illuminating the shorelines with shades of gold and copper.