For a color-starved gardener, it’s a real relief.
Now this is more like it! For the past week we have had weather in the forties, even up over fifty. The 2+ feet of snow on the ground has begun to give way. In past years, when we rarely got snow, the first sign of flurries drew children to the windows in crowds, with cheerful cries of "Snow? Snow, snow, snow!" But yesterday, when I looked out the window and wistfully sighed, "Ah, grass," Anna-Grace came running. "Grass? Grass, grass, grass!" What a laugh I had! But seriously, in a little more than a week, this plant has gone from this, To this. For a color-starved gardener, it’s a real relief. I have been intending to do some evaluations of plants through the four seasons (please forgive the delay), but as a precursor, I thought I’d show you how well several low-growing, so-called evergreens have survived two months of a thick snow blanket. Happily, my heuchera didn't mind the snow at all! Its leaves stand tall and confident in the cool air. Liriope had mixed feelings. It generally looks ragged by the end of the winter anyway. Though many of the leaves are tinged brown, there's enough green to make me smile, and some black berries cling to its stalks. Here was a nice surprise! The oregano I planted last summer came through the deep-freeze virtually unscathed. I went out looking for it last week, as a recipe called for fresh oregano, but it was still so smothered I couldn't even tell where it was. Now, I'll be ready for the next recipe! Bergenia... well, the leaves look lovely and undamaged, but tired and limp. Nice color, less-than-desirable form. Ice plant certainly lives up to its name, And lamb's ears is hardier than a weed. But, Ah! The best surprise of all! My winter bulbs are arising! Soon I will have winter aconite, iris reticulata, February Gold daffodils, and Blue Pearl snow crocus to cheer me. What a joy that will be! That is, if we don't get another foot of snow...
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