Sure have had a ton of rain this winter!!!
Only kidding…
Amazing view of Gullfoss, in SW Iceland:
West Side
New additions to the west side, just about all are evergreens. Chamaecyparis pisifera (golden mop false cypress) is the only non-native among bayberry, Eastern redcedar, and white pine.
Rhody Buds
The long, thick branches of these rhododendron divisions that I almost pruned off now have buds.
Winter Tracks
I never did figure out what these were from (a very pedestrian house cat, perhaps?)
Persevering Heart
A heart woven from willow and dogwood branches braves a winter snowstorm.
Christmas Eve Sunset
Preventing Erosion
Beautiful little bluestem and Indian grasses wave in the wind, while junipers also prevent runoff. The darker color is normal for junipers this time of year. The lambs ears are simply doing a great job filling in any blank spots, fewer each year.
Stark Beauty
The December landscape has a stark, bare-bones beauty about it.
Nannyberries
Three Viburnum lentago shrubs were recently transplanted here from other sites nearby that seemed a bit dry for them. Here they’ll have plenty of room to spread out and plenty of water. Because this is a new planting area, we threw on a ton of wood chips to help keep weeds at bay. You can’t see them, but I also planted a few purple asters here.
Frosty November Morning
