Another day in December

Hard to believe it was so lovely last Wednesday that we sat on the deck. A rain/snow mix started falling Friday, but I did not really expect the snow to amount to anything. How wrong I was. By the time the snow ended Saturday afternoon, we had 6-8 inches on the ground at our house.

It is lovely insulation for the plants, but this was wet heavy snow. That's the most dangerous kind; it's sticks to all the branches of trees and shrubs and makes them bow down to the ground. Despite my worry that precious woody plants will be damaged, the garden was full of glorious views and vignettes. These are all views of the back garden, scanning from west to east.

Comments

[rusty duck]

Oh gosh, it’s very pretty but I hope there’s no damage!

[Kris P]

Your snowy garden is gorgeous, Linda. It seems that all our weather challenges are becoming exacerbated year-by-year thanks to the effects of climate change. Here, we're woefully dry and, based on the long-range projections I've read, Southern California could remain rain-less until February.

[Susie at pbmGarden]

Hope nature holds everything in balance keeping your plants safe beneath this incredible view. So lovely.

[danger garden]

That's a lot of snow! The wet heavy stuff is what we get anytime is snows here, and it can be so damaging. I hope your garden escapes unscathed.

[Linda Brazill]

SYSUE — I love the way the garden looks in the snow. I went grocery shopping early this morning as soon as it was light enough and the roads weren't too bad. I am trying to accept that winter is here. 

[Lisa at Greenbow]

My goodness this is a beautiful winter wonderland. I am just sorry you are wondering if there will be damage. We had our first snow yesterday. Only an inch. It all melted away except what was on certain trees and bushes.