I was intending to sit down today and write about the snowy garden. There has been quite a bit of snow in parts of the UK over the past few days and if you have a snowy garden and write a blog then you are obligated by the laws of blogging to write about it. Whilst I look at the photographs of gardening chums around the country and see their snow covered worlds, here in the mild middle we are frozen, but not snowy. I have seen the odd flurry but not one flake has settled so far.
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Now you could be starting to think that this is a lament over the lack of snow. I also feel in some ways that it should be as I do find looking at snowy gardens and landscapes extremely beautiful. This is not a lament for I am a snow-wimp; I hate driving in it and get very nervous when there are journeys I have to undertake on snowy roads. This week there have been a couple of very difficult to cancel journeys and so not struggling through snow has been a massive relief.
There is something very beautiful about the frost covered garden. So far we have had temperatures overnight of minus 7, which I know is nothing compared to other places but it for here in the mild middle, decidedly chilly. I like how the weather tries to turn the garden monochrome but so far it is resisting....... just.
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The Knot Garden looks good in the frost. The removal of the lavender edging is still pleasing me and I have no plans currently to replace it. There is now a feeling of openness and space that I enjoy. Having a wider path to walk along on these frosty icy days also seems better.
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In the back garden itself the frost lingers where the sun takes its time to venture into every corner. This was not going to be a gardening day as the ground is solid.
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The pond has about 1 cm of ice nearly covering it completely. I have to check this as I have had frogs suffocate in the pond in the past if it has completely frozen over. The edges were still not quite covered but I carefully placed my foot onto the ice and cracked it a little more. Believe me, inflated frogs popping to the surface in spring is not something I want to repeat.
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The shadow and frost line divides the garden. The Wild Garden is green and the snowdrops shine in the winter sun.
I love days like these, the crisp brightness of the sun is rewarding. It is a perfect day for a garden visit to see someone else's snowdrops and/or hellebores. This will be done.