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The winter blues have certainly set in around here. But thankfully we have a few plants outside that seemed to have saved their best for last. Today Carol and Danielle are talking about Winter Stunners\u2014trees, shrubs, and even a subshrub that look so gorgeous in January and February, you\u2019ll forget that technically it\u2019s the \u201coff-season.\u201d \xa0Whether your winter is mild and wet, cold and dry, or you live where it snows seemingly every day, we\u2019ve got some options that will help make the landscape seem vibrant.

Expert guest: Michelle Provaznik is the chief executive officer of American Public Gardens Association. She lives and gardens in Fort Collins, Colorado.

\xa0Danielle\u2019s Plants

'Wintergold' white fir (Abies concolor\xa0'Wintergold', Zones 3-8)\xa0

'Goldilocks\u2019 Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora\xa0'Goldilocks\u2019, Zones 5-7)\xa0

Blue deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara\xa0cv., Zones 6b-9)\xa0

\u2018Divinely Blue\u2019 or \u2018Feelin\u2019 Blue\u2019\xa0

Coral bark maple (Acer palmatum\xa0'Sango Kaku', Zones 5-9)

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Carol\u2019s Plants

American beech (Fagus grandifolia, Zones 3-9)

Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea, Zones 3-7)

Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamillia, Zones 5-8)

Star magnolia (Magnolia stellata, Zones 4-8)

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Expert\u2019s Plants

\u2018Panchito\u2019 manzanita (Arctostaphylos \xd7 coloradensis \u2018Panchito\u2019, Zones 4b\u20138)

Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp. and cvs., Zones 4-9)

Red osier/ red twig dogwood (Cornus sericea, Zones 3-7)

Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus, Zones 3-8)