Re: Winter Garden/ ornamentals
Hello Bobbi,
We received about 4 inches of snow last night... you are not all that far from
me, so I am supposing that you have a fresh landing field for Santa as well up
there.
I think we all relearn with new eyes continually whether it be through
gardening or painting. In fact, I feel that they share a lot. Getting to see
through another's eyes is always fun.. then a new world opens.
There are so many wonderful sights filled with color in the winter garden if
one simply notices them. Many trees and shrubs carry bright berries at this time
of the year to attract the wildlife. Evergreen foliage takes on different color
hues to pick up different wave lengths of sun. Now with the purity of the snow
covering everything, all the color that does exist is highlighted for display.
Ho Ho Ho to one and all.... Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: Roberta Diehl <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] Winter Garden/ ornamentals
> The most ornamental thing in my garden at the moment is a big old K-Mart
> euonymus (Burning Bush), supposed to be a dwarf, that ended up about 10
> ft tall and at least 8 feet wide. It is COVERED with the most delicate,
> tiny red berries and looks both cheerful and ethereal. Gene, thanks for
> mentioning berries--I don't think I ever really NOTICED this shrub in
> winter before. We also have a few tall dried shocks of various ornamental
> grasses, and I've noticed many such in other yards. These are extremely
> decorative, I think, with their plumy tops, especially when you have a
> number of different kinds planted together. May not be such fun to cut
> them down in spring, but we'll cross that bridge later.
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
