While the damage done by our recent heavy snow and wind events is no fun, it sure was pretty when it started. This image was taken by Leanne Trevalyan, is just a couple blocks up the street from our house.
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From my back door later that morning.
It is pretty and also pretty sad for your garden. We got between 8.3" which is the city total and a foot which is what it looks like in our garden. Tomorrow it is supposed to get up to 37 and rain. Ha!
ReplyDeleteYikes! Hope your garden and you will be unscathed.
DeleteIt is definitely nerve-wracking to wonder what is being damaged. However, lots of times your plants will surprise you and rebound. Fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteI know that most things will be just fine but some of the tender plants are definitely toast.
DeleteSo.Much.Snow.
ReplyDeleteYup. Enough for several years.
DeleteI live in a condo, and there is always something to for me to worry about...I'm a bit of a worry wart I suppose. Seattle is melting fast though, and my spirit is lifting already. Like you said, any damage to plants is an opportunity, right?
ReplyDeleteYou're right, there's always something to worry about, even in a condo or apartment. Now that the tree service has cut the largest tree, I feel much better. Good thing there's a long weekend coming up so we can do more clean up.
DeleteThat first shot is just stunning, and made me realize that Tacoma doesn't have nearly enough snow ploughs for this kind of snow fall either. It reminds me of our winter two years ago, when you guys were reasonably spared. I lost at least five BIG branches on my magnolia that winter, and countless smaller ones. That poor tree... I remember hearing those awful, loud CRAAACCCCKKKSS, and rushing outside to see which one had collapsed. They call them Great Southern Magnolias for a reason - they aren't supposed to be able to handle northern conditions. I'm sending you hopes that from underneath all that white stuff, your garden will emerge triumphant, and demonstrate the kind of resilience that only Nature has.
ReplyDeleteI remember Portland's snowmageddon two years ago and your venerable magnolia. I've a tiny one that's bent over but doesn't seem to be broken. Nature is, indeed, quite resilient.
DeleteI've been having the same thoughts lately, also looking forward to when Nigel retires and I don't have to think about the question of how to get him to the train station or bus/park & ride. Fortunately throughout most of this, he has had his laptop at home and has been working from home, but tomorrow he really does have to get into town to work.
ReplyDeleteIf we could only find an apartment like the one in the movie "Green Card" that has a fabulous Glass house (room?) attached. So glad that Nigel was able to work from home. We're back at school on Thursday.
DeleteWhile the serene scene in the first photo is beautiful, the view of your back garden would trouble me too. Mother Nature can be downright mean.
ReplyDeleteYes, Ma must have been in a bad mood lately.
DeleteI hope your garden and the people of your area come through unscathed. At least you have your fabulous greenhouse...it's okay, right?
ReplyDeleteThe greenhouse is fine, thanks for asking. We'll be fine. People, like plants, are pretty resilient.
DeleteNow Peter, you know you would miss your gardens terribly if you moved to an apt.
ReplyDeleteI love that street photo taken by your friend. It is beautiful, but I would NOT want to have to deal with it.
Happy Valentine's Day ~ FlowerLady
You're right F.L. Happy Valentine's Day to you too!
DeleteThe only thing snow has going for it (besides sheltering plants from the bitter cold) is how beautiful it is.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit it was beautiful.
DeleteWhen spring rolls around we won't be hearing any nonsense about living in an apartment. I hope you find that a lot of your plants are more weather tolerant than you think they are.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, apartment living isn't for me...unless there's an entire roof where I could garden... All of the hardy plants will be fine but the tender plants, left out to experiment in the warm winter, will be toast. It's a good thing to edit the collection from time to time.
DeleteThat first photo is wonderful. On my header I have a reminder of how pretty it was. Now all I see is mess, mess everywhere, and lots of clean up in the garden once we can get back out. Most likely that will be March the way we're going. A condo does sound good about now.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's very messy out there. Oh well, idle hands are never a good thing and ours certainly won't be for quite a while.
DeleteIt's definitely prettier that the standing water, flooded roadways and rising rivers we have here. Still, I'm snow-phobic.
ReplyDeleteSorry about your heavy rain. Seems that it's either feast or famine with the wet stuff.
DeleteYou know you wouldn't want to be without a garden, you wouldn't be at all happy. You will find that most of your plants will be fine, I hope that will be really soon for you.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Pauline, it was a silly, fleeting thought and plants are very resilient. I feel much better since the tree service downed the biggest tree. Now, there's just a lot of clean up and trimming for me to do. It's good to be busy in the garden, right?
DeleteLet's hope that all melts away in a few days, fading like a bad dream. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness: Those photos are so beautiful! And they look so familiar, although that's normal for us. I'm sure most of your plants will be just fine, and some might enjoy the slow-release moisture/fertilizer of the snow. :)
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