Just because the boom months of garden growing season are over, it doesn’t mean there aren’t trees, bushes, and flowers you should plant in the fall for a little prolonged beauty. With the right coordination, you can elevate your yard’s color beyond brown before spring is even close to starting. This includes winterberry holly, which gardening experts say is pretty much the perfect shrub to plant in the fall to ensure a pop of winter color.

What is winterberry holly?

Winterberry holly shrubs (also known as Ilex verticillata, or even more familiarly by its cheeky nickname, “Berry Poppins”) are a hearty bush that sprouts green leaves throughout the warmer months alongside brilliantly red berries, per Midwest Living.

Once fall rolls around, the shrub begins to shed its glossy green leaves.

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