“Baby, it’s cold outside …” certainly applies to Serendipity Gardens these days — and to much of the rest of the country, too. I have to admit, I am not a fan of winter … though it does offer a few benefits to gardeners:
1. A little respite from the work of gardening
2. Time to dream about and appreciate the spring that will surely come
3. An opportunity to see the “bones” of the garden — a good way to think about what it needs at the structural level
4. An opportunity to peruse catalogs and books in order to decide what to change or add next year to fulfill those needs
5. Snow that provides insulation for plants that need to get through the winter. Odd to think about something as cold as snow being insulation, but it is
6. An opportunity to enjoy the antics of the birds that stick around on a sunny winter day
7. Beauty
As far as beauty goes, not much can beat a fresh snow on evergreens. This is a Dwarf Alberta Spruce, with a dusting of snow on its branches.
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