I feel like winter has finally arrived here. Every Saturday, Jim Stephens, who writes in Garden Ruminations, encourages gardeners around the world to share six things that are happening in their garden. In my Canadian garden everything is covered in snow and I love it. Especially after a fresh snowfall like we had last Wednesday and again Thursday night. More is expected tomorrow and, with temperatures finally staying below freezing, the snow will likely remain for a while. Here is my winter garden – photos taken Thursday morning – and yes, the world appeared to be black and white and grey – no Photoshop this week.
I love how the heavy snow has weighed down evergreen tree branches – reminds me of trees in the Rockies or the Alps. Even the tough as nails Juniperus virginiana, ubiquitous here and seen in the top, featured photo (a seventh shot this week…), is no match for the snow and is, indeed, unrecognizable. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Yep! That’s a lot of snow.
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Looks beautiful. Wishing you frosty weather and blue skies so you can enjoy it a bit longer!
There has been short breaks from the cloud cover which have been glorious – sunshine on snow – the best part of winter!
Oh my, that is just beautiful!
Thank you!
Sunshine — or moonlight — on snow is truly glorious. Wonderful photos.
Thank you!
Wonderful atmosphere! It seems that you have a lot of snow: I saw photos and videos from Quebec too. Have you taken your skis out?
I haven’t skied in about 50 years! Maybe next year… I did get out briefly on my snowshoes yesterday, and hope to go out longer this afternoon.
50 years 😂! ( I say that but it’s 12 years to me)
Indeed, it is better to be careful. Then an snowshoes ride will be enough! Enjoy your weekend.
Oh, yes, that’s definitely proper snow, unlike the dusting we recently had. Stay warm Chris!
Thanks you – we’re burning through the woodpile at a steady rate this year!
Lovely examples of winter beauty! We had several light snows over the past week, but may get 6 inches today into overnight. It will be lovely, quiet,soft, black and white.
It’s the quiet during a snowfall, and right after, before the roads are plowed, that’s a bit magical, eh?
Haha, so true! We drove down to Illinois this morning, maybe an hour drive. Hardly any traffic, and the snow had not really begun accumulating. Made for light traffic. Now back home, quiet, not many people out.
I was gently ticked off by one reader this morning for complaining about our weather. How right she was.
I love the snow, and the lengthy dormancy we have here in winter. And you’re right – given what many other areas around the world experience I also have no business complaining.
I’ll bet there is a wonderful quiet outside now. I am surprised to see those are Eastern Red Cedar around, they actually grow here!
That surprises me too!
I think we can agree they have an amazing range?
THIS is why I do not complain about weather. I know that it is more severe in other climates. Our extreme weather must seem silly to you.
Not at all Tony. We have floods, high winds, fires etc, but never to the devastating extremes we see/read about on other parts of the world. Yet.
Okay, but SNOW!?!? That would be devastating here. Redwood trees are not accustomed to the weight of snow. Only a few that live in the highest elevations contend with it. Such weight would dislodge many limbs from redwoods as well as douglas firs, and such limbs falling from hundreds of feet up are extremely dangerous.
Lovely snow pictures! Sadly we don’t have any snow here right now, but we had in December…
greetings from Denmark from Liv
No snow in Denmark in January? Is that unusual? It’s falling again right now, here…