After a few flakes fell at the end of last week and quickly fades, new small snowfalls occurred last night in my area. Nothing to do with snowfall of December 2009 where the layer of snow was almost 15 centimeters. This time, only 2 inches covers the garden but this is thin on the ground due to freezing temperatures, a real winter ahead three weeks on the official calendar.
Even in a small amount, the snow comes to transform the garden and create a different atmosphere. The plants in the garden takes on a new appearance. I find myself looking with fresh eyes on this same ones that I do not pay attention in ordinary times.
is especially the case with yews, turned into Christmas trees. They seem switched to artificial snow, yet they do not pay for mine because I did not bother to cut them this year. That their would have retained a conical shape:
Yew, 12/2010 I also like the camellia in the snow but the snow should be removed, if the thaw does not occur, because it may burn the leaves:
Camelia 12/2010 
The Van Houtte spirea, almost entirely stripped, is also covered in white, a white man very different from what one wears in May when flowering. Champions winter wonderland, the Sedums are again observed:
Spirea Van Houtte and sedum, 12/2010 
Mahonia Charity 12/2010 
Cotoneaster milky 12/2010 The abelia completely Defleur, also holds the snow thanks to the few leaves that still bears, in white, we guess even shades of red:
Abelia, 12/2010 Admittedly, the show is beautiful, but I 'm still a little worried about the winter flowering jasmine, snow and extreme cold could deprive me of flowers this year.
I am however not too worried about the bay tin, flowers, still in pink buttons that are highlighted by the Snow, blossom, unless the cold is extreme as last year:
Viburnum tinus (Laurier tin) 12/2010 This Fall 2010 will bring, hopefully a few more surprises like this one.
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