Winter may seem an unlikely time for trees, shrubs and garden plants to bloom, but you can still see a few if you do your research and plant right. For instance, a gardening expert may recommend trees like the Acer palmatum dissectum, which blooms red, yellow and orange in Pennsylvania’s late Novembers, or red, yellow and orange blooming shagbark maples. The oak-leaf hydrangeas (also called “snow queens”) are good plants that love hot summers but survive hardy northeast winters too. They can be red, purple or white. The enkianthus usually turns bright red in the winter and azaleas can be bright red, yellow or pink. The helleborus and aloha rose are two exotic-looking flowers that can hold a vivid bloom against the white winter snow as well. Read on for more gardening information because if you know what to plant and how to plant, you can have a thriving winter garden.