One of the most fascinating garden plants are evergreens - they are resilient and low-maintenance, and they always look great.
In nature, evergreens developed a few cool tricks to survive in cold and challenging places.
Let's find out more about them!
Needles instead of leaves
Evergreen trees, like pine or fir trees, have needles instead of regular leaves. These needles are smaller and covered in a waxy layer.
This wax helps them retain water and stay green in the winter.
Special cells
Evergreens have special cells in their needles that can carry out photosynthesis (a process where plants make food from sunlight) even when it's cold.
This lets them keep producing energy when other plants lose their leaves.
Slow growth in winter
Evergreens don't grow as quickly during the winter because it's harder to get water and nutrients from the frozen ground.
Instead, they focus on conserving energy.
Conclusion
So, evergreens are like nature's winter survivors.
Their unique features help them stay green and thriving all year long, even when everything else is covered in snow and ice.
