Sunday, December 11, 2016

The Garden In Fresh Fallen Snow

Last week Saturday I woke up, looked out my bedroom window, and screamed "What the heck?"  for this was my view:  

  I totally was not expecting that.  But I must admit, now that I don't work outside the home I really do not pay much attention to the weather;   this snowstorm really caught me by surprise.  At first, I was mad.  "Snow, already?" I mumbled.  But even a snow scrooge like myself couldn't help to appreciate it's beauty.    In fact, it was so beautiful that I not only had to go outside and photograph my garden in the snow, but I got all dolled up and did some fun fashion photography too!  Those fashion photos will be seen in tomorrow's post, for now, let's just enjoy the gorgeous snow!


Every single branch, shrub, and leaf was covered in snow.  What a breath-taking sight it made.


Because I live in the zone 4 gardening zone, I plant lots of evergreens and evergreen shrubs for winter interest.  I love how the snow covers the branches of the evergreen trees and the evergreen mounds in the retaining wall gardens.


The woods and river beneath my property looked especially tranquil after the fresh fallen snow.


I always leave the hydrangea blossoms on the bushes all fall and winter long.  The flowers change colors so many times in the fall before they finally settle into this beige/brown shade for the winter.  The big blossoms provide interesting shape during the winter months, and I love the added effect of the snow on them.


Everything always seems so perfect after a fresh snowfall, doesn't it?  It almost makes me not miss the flowers....well, almost.


This snowfall was so pristine...not one spot of any branch remained uncovered.  Who needs leaves on trees when you have this snow effect?


I especially love the effect of snow on evergreen branches.  Some of the evergreen branches in my yard were so heavy with snow that they touched the ground!


I adore the way my little red gardening shed looks in the snow, don't you?



Now that my garden is about twenty years old, you can really see the importance of having both shrubs (undergrowth) with trees in a garden.  Even in the winter, it looks full and lush when there are not any flowers growing.



I hope you enjoyed my little winter garden tour.  And as an extra treat, here is a picture of my kitty Jackson being entertained by a squirrel.  I hate to go outside to feed the "birds" during the winter, so I just put the bird seed right on the roof of my house.  All I have to do is open the window and fill-er-up.  I never even have to step outside!  Jackson enjoys it too...he has free entertainment all winter long.  The birds and squirrels are so use to seeing Jackson by the window that they don't even flinch when he is nearby.  It's so funny.


Have a Great Day!  Amy

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20 comments:

  1. Such beautiful photos Amy. I would love snow at Christmas in London. Look forward to the fashion shots xx
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    1. Thank you! We got another beautiful snowfall today, I can't wait to get back outside and enjoy it!

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  2. Beautiful, like you I don't like winter especially the long northern ones, but it does have its beauty.

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    1. Thanks so much! If it looked like this all the time, I wouldn't mind winter so much.

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  3. Amy! such amazing pictures of your winter wonderland garden:) We rarely see such beautiful snow in the South. Thank you for sharing!
    Merry Christmas!!

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    1. Thanks Susan, it's gorgeous, but your so lucky to live in a warmer climate!

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  4. Amy---those photos are perfect winter wonderland shots!!!
    I'm certainly not a great photographer, but I do love beautiful aesthetics, and I think you could absolutely frame a couple of these for artwork!!
    jodie
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    1. Thanks Jodie. It's a great idea, if I ever move I would do that as a memory of the place, but for now, I'll just look out my window. :)

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  5. These pictures would make beautiful Christmas cards! Especially love the one with the stream in the background! We had this same beauty last weekend too, got outside and build two snowmen :-) but of course I don't have such nice scenery in my garden. Ice rain on today's forecast, not looking forward to that!! Jackson is so cute! The squirrels in our garden got so used to the cats too, sometimes they sit just a couple feet away from the cat eating, of course watching closely. Luckily my cats haven't caught a squirrels yet, but did bring birds into the house. Not fun having a random bird flying through your house.

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    1. Thanks Ellie. I'm actually thinking of not making Christmas Cards and just doing photo cards...I'll have to keep this photo in mind. That is so funny that your cats bring birds into the house! I personally would love that, but I can imagine it'd be hard to get them back outside.

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  6. It all looks so magical. We rarely have snow :-(.

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    1. Thank you. I would love to live in a place that rarely has snow, but I do appreciate it's beauty.

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  7. Your pictures are just lovely! My favorite by far is the one of the red shed. It's so pretty against the snow.

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  8. Amy, what a breathtaking sight to wake up to! The red shed and evergreens look beautiful in the snow. I'm not ready for snow but I do like to look at it from afar. On Friday's outing we spied snow on top of the mountains. It wasn't much but just enough to make me gleeful, as we were headed to Dillsboro North Carolina to see the quaint streets lined with luminaries and building decorated beautifully with Christmas lights. Thanks for sharing your morning experience in the snow!

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    1. Thanks Cathy, I thought it was quite common to see snow on tops of mountains. In Colorado, the snow stays up there a long time! Maybe North Carolina is far too warm or the mountains not that high.

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  9. Your landscape is gorgeous in the snow. I'd love to sit at the window and just watch like the cat.

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    1. Thanks Carol, yes, sitting in the window and looking out at the beautiful snow is much nicer than driving in it!

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  10. A wonderful sight at this time of the year, Amy. The last time it snowed in Melbourne was about 35 years ago in July (our Winter)!
    Merry Christmas to you and those special to you!
    Many thanks for joining the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

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    1. Thanks Nick, as pretty as snow is, not seeing it for 35 years sounds wonderful to me!

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