Gingerbread Houses in the Franklin Park Conservatory. Christmas season contained a display of Gingerbread houses. Be sure to see Gardens in Ohio and A Botanical Wedding.
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Winter Landscape
After Christmas day rains, we again had snowfall and the ground and trees were trimmed with a confectioners icing of powdered snow. It sifted down and clung to all the branches with little puffs in the crooks and crannies of the shrubs. Since most of that took place in the night hours I took no […]
Winter’s Day, Snow Pictures
Just A Note
It snowed over night, and I woke up to the beauty of a world draped and trimmed in fluffy white. My son remarked how much warmer it felt with the snowfall, but we didn’t know why. Turns out Susan Reimer has done some homework on it: Snow actually protects the garden from the cold, and […]
Hellebore Happiness
This month, during a couple visits to Whole Foods, I picked up some indoor pots of hellebores that were on sale. Considering that they are pricey to order, I have the enjoyment of blooms on my windowsill, and later (hopefully), three new hellebores to put into my garden this year -all for a sale price. […]
Home And Garden Show
The annual Home and Garden Show starts at the end of this month. It is a breath of spring for Central Ohio- which we will sorely need if Punxsutawney Phil is right about our extended winter. It’s a great place to get new ideas and see what’s happening in the Landscape and D-I-Y world. The […]
