We received more snow over the weekend and the garden is now truly blanketed. The temperature is about -6C so I hope it does not warm up too much and we go into a pre-Christmas thaw, which would leave a sloppy mess. I was looking at photos of flooding from Devon U.K. this morning and oh my goodness, this appears to be the year of precipitation at this latitude. We certainly needed it in the interior of B.C. to top up our reservoirs and provide snowpack for spring run-off.
This precipitation is needed all down the west coast interior so let’s hope it arrives in California soon.
I am glad I went foraging when I did because with this amount of snow it would not be easy now.
I have some bits and pieces left after making display pots for the gallery and my house doors so measuring them out for what I will need between now and Christmas, these are the results.
Forest Garden
Lichens, Douglas Fir cones , Spruce cones, Mosses
I played with all sorts of back drops for this but could not really capture the light I wanted to! The reason I put this together was because we talk a lot about the benefits of walking in the forest but little about what makes the magical elements beneath our feet so soothing.
So many vintage childrens’ books, the ones I grew up on from the likes of Allison Uttley and Beatrix Potter captured the detail of nature so well. This little illustration came up as A.I. which was a shock!
Someone asked me recently where they might find cedar in the area in which I live. Cedar needs plentiful moisture so it is not the most common evergreen in this part of the Rockies. You can find it in deep valleys but a search is required. I wondered what it is about Cedar, when we have other equally beautiful Junipers , Spruce, Firs, Hemlocks and Pines a plenty to choose from in our surrounding forests, for our Christmas greenery!
Juniper and Kinnikinik
Kinnikinik, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Juniper, Juniperus scopolorum, Snowberries, Symphoricarpos albus
I rather like the challenge now of scrounging for vase contents!
For more inspiration and a positive vibes from a great group of gardeners, please head over to Rambling In the Garden with Cathy. Rambling in the Garden blog
Go to the IVAM comment section to see other gardener’s displays.
Thank you Cathy
Oh, and here is the doorstep pot with the bling added!
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