Tag: New England Winter
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Walls of Snow cover my snow flowers!
When I took this photo, I could still see the low-growing foundation plants. Now walls of snow cover all the plants in the entry garden. However, you might have taller plants that capture and create snow flowers. So… Years ago, a passage in a novel described a snow festival in a Japanese village that celebrated “Snow Flowers”.…
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Snow, Snow, and more Snow
I’m glad I filled the feeders yesterday. Snow is falling thick and fast, but the birds are active. Thankfully, I can still be charmed by birds clustering and nudging each other at the bird seed dispensers! Meanwhile, inside I’m enjoying the newly opened–can you believe it–snow white!– Amarylis. Her name is ‘Alfresco’ . Beautiful isn’t it?
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Winter Patterns
Circular container, circular shaped plant (purple Kale), and a light layer of white crystals create this lovely pattern of light and dark. Even in winter, there a moments to enjoy along the journey from front door to car.
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Winter Bones
Painter Andrew Wyeth says “I prefer winter…when you feel the bone structure in the landscape–the loneliness of it–the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath –the whole story doesn’t show.” I snapped this photo before the last blizzard. It captures the many nuances of the word “bones”. We speak of the ‘bones of the landscape’ and we’re…
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snow enhancement
I didn’t have time to complete the winter theme for the deck containers. However, it’s amazing what a little “snow enhancement” does to an incomplete arrangement of rhododendron, winterberry, and magnolia branches. I had planned to gather some white pine and spruce to fill and finish the winter design. But alas….didn’t get done. Thank heavens for…