Pictures of Our Garden

[Toddybear]

Wow Barb, your garden is spectacular! I am an avid gardener as well but my garden is only a fraction of the size. Right now, it is buried under 3-4 feet of snow...only the tallest shrubs are showing! We have been nailed by 3 storms in less than a week with another coming for this Monday.

I love the Purple Fountain. I see you have a few Jap. Maples too...aren't they the best!

[Tindomul]

Nice winter pictures. Too bad ice is so destructive and not just pretty.

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Tindomul1of9

Nice winter pictures. Too bad ice is so destructive and not just pretty.

That's not fair Sometimes ice can be very esthetic in gardens. If I have the time tomorrow, I will scan some slides I made a few years back of the snow/ice in our wildflower "garden".

[Barbara]

Hey, thanks guys. Ice can be destructive especially with snow than wind on top if it. Thankfully, my garden is very sheltered, so destruction isn't usually a problem. That big ugly spruce makes me and the 'Bloodgood' Japanese maple very nervous, however. I do love the look of ice, its very artistic. Thankfully we have some snow now so that should provide some insulation for the plants. But I think you have been getting all our snow up there Todd. I love the maples, they are: Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood', Acer palmatum v. dissectum 'Ever Red' and the species palmatum. The birdlife love to hide in them. We also have the Dawn Redwood, who grows like a weed, and the multi-trunk Katsura Tree who almost grows like a weed.