The Big House Garden in the Christmas Snow

Not the Kind of Weather I Moved South For!

This view out the window of my office is  much more like the view I chose to leave behind in New England several years ago, and definitely not one I would have chosen for my view in suburban Atlanta.  Fortunately this only happens once every few years, so I guess I can handle it. 

Since "The Stepchild Garden" has really not seen snow (at least during my ownership), it was fun to take a few photos this afternoon while the white stuff is still coming down.

The Daphne Odora is definitely not a plant that's liking this weather, but the contrast of the blooms about to open and the heavy snow covering was pretty at the bottom of the front steps when I went outside. It's been here for four years, so it's probably about ready to drop dead soon anyway.  (It's one of my favorite miserable plants).

The Hinoki Cypress shows its form far better with a little "icing," as does the Doublefile Viburnum, below.

At the end of the day, however, Sadie the Dog is definitely a Southern Girl.  She managed to keep her legs crossed for the first few hours of the snow, but finally relented and went  outside in a complete snit!

Our Annual Snowstorm

Atlanta's once-a-year "snowstorm" came earlier than usual this year, which I'm hoping doesn't mean we should expect more this season. After 15 years in the South, I've become very accustomed to being able to garden year-round, so this is about as much of the white stuff as I want to see. We had about an inch of snow yesterday afternoon and evening...it's pretty for a couple of days, but then I'm ready for green again.

Here are some photos of the stepchild garden this morning. It's 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and still only 23 degrees, so the snow is actually staying. Fortunately we'll be back in the 40's by Monday, and the 50's by next weekend.