A winter garden is, as the name implies a garden planted to either produce food, or at least remain visibly planted and slowly develop, throughout the winter. Plants which are typically, or can be, used in such a garden include:

• Several breeds of winter hardy cabbage
• Certain winter hardy breeds of broccoli
• "Winter rye"
• Rosemary, which is evergreen and can even be grown as a christmas tree-shaped bush

One basic premise, in temperate or colder regions, to the winter garden is that the plants may indeed become dormant when snow covers the ground, but will grow each time the sun heats at least part of the plant to above freezing (snow or not), especially in regions where snow cover and below-freezing temps are not constant for months at a time.