More winter color

In early January, leaves are sparse on the various Oakleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea quercifolia, below), but ones that remain are brilliantly colored. In shade, the hydrangeas are bare, but in part sun, the scattered leaves stand out against the dormant landscape. The deeply colored leaves of the gordlinia clump (x Gordlinia grandiflora, below) are evergreen, but…