My shrubs outside are just wooden branches in the wintertime. I can’t wait to see them rejuvenate esp. the forsythia.
I planted boring boxwood along the front of my house just because I wanted to see green in the winter. LOL. I have plenty of stuff in the backyard that is just branches.
One of my favorite things to see in the Spring in addition to the green coming back to everything is the creeping phlox, hyacinths, and daffodils.