Show us Your Gardens - A photo thread - December 2019
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NHBabs z4b-5a NH
4 years agoAnd I will start with a cheat since I am not in New England as is perhaps obvious by the size of the mountains.
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Comments (16)Very striking scenes, NHBabs, with colors so different from the exuberant colors of a few months ago. There's a quietness about them that's very calming. We got significant snow yesterday and last night, and I thought I should show how my house looks now to compare with the photo I posted at the beginning of this thread. The junipers and grasses are mostly squashed down by the snow. This morning as the sun was rising the shadows marked the snow on the deck. And the bay is always in motion. As I was busily shoveling the paths I hit a roadblock - at least one rose in the alley was bent over by the snow and I couldn't get by without getting shredded and I couldn't get close enough to shake off all of the snow and push the rose back up. I'll wait until it warms up enough to melt the snow and, if I can't get the rose back in place (unlikely) I'll do some serious pruning. We had somewhere between 12 and 17 inches of snow in the last 24 hours and it's turning cold now. I noticed the snow is creaking when I walk on it - which is unusual for here on the relatively warm coast where snow is more likely to squish than creak. Claire...See MoreShow Us Your Landscape/Gardens - A Photo Thread - Jan 2019
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claireplymouth z6b coastal MA
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
(Oops - I posted this on the November thread without paying attention)I don't usually see dramatic sunsets because of all the trees to the west, but tonight there was just a glimpse out my kitchen window with the deciduous leaves down.
It got a little pinker,
and then it was gone.Claire
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4 years agoI love the way different plants gather snow differently based on structure.
In order: Forsythia, Fothergilla, large leafed Rhododendron, and tall garden Phlox.
claireplymouth z6b coastal MA
4 years agoLovely snow pictures, NHBabs - that's what New England is supposed to look like in the winter. I see the rhododendron leaves are all curled up in disgust.
No snow here and the ground is bare again. This is not unusual for coastal MA and I rely on evergreens, particularly holly, and berries to relieve the relentless brown and black winter view.
The winterberry berries are mostly eaten now by the robins. Just a few left and they should go soon.
The other day I noticed the robins were gathered on the Ilex crenata shrubs and noshing on those berries. The berries are black so it's not easy to see them - not a problem for birds. The hollies are filling in that corner of the yard nicely.
Ilex crenata berries - it helps to squint a little to see them:
No one seems to be interested in the Ilex opaca 'Goldie' berries yet. They'll probably last until March or thereabouts.
It's hard to see the yellow berries when I photograph the whole tree. I include this picture to show the scale. That tree is getting big! The second one would have been the same size if a major piece of pine hadn't fallen on it a few years ago (it's recovering).
A closeup shows the berries well.
Cotoneaster and Carolina rose berries are still around.
The temperature is about 50 degrees now, no doubt confusing a lot of plants. I have two witch hazels that have developed buds but don't seem to have any intention of flowering yet.
Claire - glad not to have to shovel snow but I'd like to see some more consistent weather.
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