Beauty in the Winter Garden

Even in the snow, there is a lot to enjoy

Today we ’re looking at snow and ice in a new way with Carol Verhake of Berwyn , Pennsylvania .

March has get in like a lion here in the Philadelphia area , with multiple snow and ice-skating rink storms ( and we are only a few days into the month ) . As a gardener I am unquiet for springtime , but at the same time I assay to find beauty in the winter garden . Here are some photos taken this winter of my Zone 6/7 garden . Enjoy !

This horizon include the spent blooms ofAstilbe chinensisvar.pumila(Zones 4–8),Trochodendron arailiodes(wheel Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , Zones 6–7),Lindera angustifolia(oriental spicebush , Zones 6–8 ) bowing over with the weighting of ice , andHamamelis × intermedia‘Barmstedt Gold ’ ( witch hazelnut , zone 5–8 ) in the background .

Calamintha nepeta‘White Cloud ’ ( catmint , Zones 5–7 ) seem like lace when encased in ice from a winter tempest .

Rohdea japonica(sacred lily , Zones 6–10),Dryopteris erthrosora‘Brilliance ’ ( autumn fern , Zone 5–8 ) , andSarcococca hookerianavar.humilis(sweet box , Zones 6–8 ) along with a jumbo bowlder slip the show in this winter scene .

A closer look atHamamelis × intermedia‘Barmstedt amber ’ adorned with snow .

There is nothing more beautiful than a conifer blanketed in snow .

quick-frozen berry onCallicarpa dichotoma‘Early Amethyst ’ ( beautyberry , Zones 5–8 ) .

The cinnamon - colored barque ofAcer griseum(paperbark maple , Zones 4–8 ) absolutely matches the brick colour on the house .

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