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| Welcome to my Garden! |
Welcome to my February Long Island garden! With record snowfall on the 25th-26th with over a foot of snow, another couple inches afterwards and temperatures below freezing and in the single digits for the following two weeks, the garden is settled in for winter. Now for the first time in weeks, the temperatures are finally rising above the freezing point and the snow is beginning to thaw. Join me for a tour of my zone 7b garden!
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| Welcoming Committee |
First is the infamous welcoming committee! This time of year the beverage of choice is a cup of hot cocoa! Now, let's venture through the garden!
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| Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple |
Starting along the back patio area is Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple in winter mode. I am enjoying how its branches have a soft reddish glow against the evergreen variegated foliage of Osmanthus (False Holly).
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| Garden Gal! |
In the same bed, Garden Gal, a statue I have had for as long as I can remember, carries her basket as she is nestled in the snow...
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| Patio Border |
while the foliage of Nandina 'Obsession' seems to glow brightly against the deep green foliage of Weeping Norway Spruce and golden-green foliage of Dwarf Cryptomeria.
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| Patio Border South |
Along the back patio border, the blue color of dwarf Blue Globe Spruce is even more pronounced against the snow.
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| "Secret Garden" |
In the back "secret garden", as we venture around the bend and follow a short pathway, Weeping Norway Spruce can be seen. Four years ago, a major branch had broken off from the weight of the snow, so my arborist decided to "juice it up", as he would say. With some feeding the past few years, it has rebounded and grown another six feet taller! Other interest in the landscape this time of year are the berries of Nellie Steven's Holly.
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| Nellie Steven's Holly Berries |
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| Pool Border |
As the snow starts to melt, the outline of the pool border can just now be seen...
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| Pool Border |
along with the snow covered branches of Weeping Norway Spruce.
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| Pool Border Northwest |
Leucothoe 'Axillaris' displays its colorful foliage in the back bed along the western portion of the property, and is accompanied by Sky Pencil Holly.
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| Feathered Friends! |
The birds have been keeping me busy! Even with this new feeder, which holds two and half times the amount of food as the previous one, I am still refilling it every two to three days, as it is non-stop with visitors.
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| A Close Up View! |
I will do anything to keep them fed, even if it means trenching out through a foot of snow in single digit temperatures. They watch from the nearby trees as I replenish their food, then tweet to express their gratitude!
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| Walkway Border |
Follow along as we venture to the front. Here the Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar bordering the front walk can be seen, with the glowing red bark of Coral Bark Maple (Acer Sangu Kaku) in the distance. Skyland's Golden Spruce can be seen to the right and Weeping White Pine to the left, while at the driveway's end, the lamppost peaks out from under the drifting snow.
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| Driveway Border |
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| Hellebore Buds from Last Month! |
Here are the Hellebore (Lenten Rose) buds as they appeared last month...not to be seen now, but insulated by a blanket of snow...
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| The Latest in Footwear! |
and here is the necessary foot gear for venturing out into the February garden.
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| The Indoor Garden! |
While the snow covers the landscape, the indoor garden is thriving and brings me joy, and the Thanksgiving Cactus is still blooming since the beginning of November! I recently read that the Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a warmer and drier spring than usual for here in the northeast. Only time will tell!
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| Still Blooming! |
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| Thanks for Visiting! |
I hope you enjoyed your visit to my February garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and enjoy seeing what you have growing in your garden. Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at Floral Friday Fotos, Nature Notes at Rambling Woods, Image-in-ing weekly photo share every Tuesday, Weekly Photo Link-Up at My Corner of the World on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at Jaipur Garden.
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