It’s interesting how snow reveals patterns and textures and highlights things that might go unnoticed in normal circumstances when there is the distraction of color. Daylily shoots form a necklace of green at the foot of the tulip tree, the olive tree with its coating of snow is reminiscent of William Morris’s willow design, the Japanese acer’s delicate elegance is even more evident and grasses become snow fountains.
<img src="http://cdn.theenduringgardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/daylily-shoots-512x384.jpg" height="375" width="500" alt="green shoots appear through the snow" /> <img src="http://cdn.theenduringgardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/grass-fountain-512x384.jpg" height="375" width="500" alt="grass with snow makes a fountain effect" /> <img src="http://static.theenduringgardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/olive-tree-512x384.jpg" height="375" width="500" alt="snow rest heavy on the olive leaves" />
