Winter Gardens

The Old Bench Garden  This was taken in the morning after an ice storm. By noontime, all the ice had melted and the same site was very different.

winter sunrise  this was taken just as the sun was about to rise

Woodpecker at peanut feeder  A very friendly woodpecker, that was so involved with eating peanuts, that he let me creep right up on him to snap his photo

Koi Bridge Mid-Winter  ONE OF FIVE PLUS BRIDGES, SPANNING TWO DIVERGENT STREAMS, ON A CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, WITHIN THE 47 ACRES OF RAKU PLACE.

Next Year's Bud  This bud may be encased in ice but will soon be growing as if winter never happened. The picture was taken below the dam at Berrien Springs, Michigan ...

Lenten Rose  A bare root plant from last fall this Lenten Rose had sprouted on 1-13-08. We had a brief warm period that melted the snow. While taking a walk around ...

Snow Pheasant  This pheasant was at the edge of our back yard daring us to take his picture.

Christmas Garden  Purple cone flowers in a Christmas light

Bergamot Cup Cakes  A Native plant to Ontario, this Bergamot was tall and beautiful in full bloom and has continued to look great well into January

Winter's Own Decorations!  Taken during an ice storm on January 28 2008

Ice Storm  My Clematis seed pods encapsulated in ice

Winterless Robin  Although we do not have much of a winter in France like you over there, but we still manage to get our Robins, taken in our garden.

Elk & Buffalo  This is a view that I love, it is available every day through my kitchen and living room windows. The 100 or so buffalo are farmed and the 35 elk are ...

Early Morning Ice  Looking towards the neighbor's security light around 7:00 a.m. December 11, 2007

Winter menagerie at the feeders  Pheasants and Bobwhite quail are shown here under my feeders. This is the first year I have seen the quail. They started coming after an icy and snowy ...

After the storm  THIS IS MY SIDE YARD WHICH WAS COVERED WITH 10 INCHES OF SNOW. I LOVE THE WAY THE SNOW STUCK TO EVERYTHING.

Hoarfrost In The Garden  On Boxing Day 2007 I awoke to a beautiful sight. The air was crisp, the sun was shining and everything outside was coated in sparkling white. Hoarfrost ...

Rose Hips  I allow a few wild rose bushes around the property so that the hips can serve as food for local woodland critters (hoping it will keep them off my other ...

Welcome to the magic.  Western Maine

Winter Garden at Christmas  The picture was taken before Christmas, at night, with a star shining on top of our barn.

Vine in ice  This is a wild vine inside a ball of ice. It is curled up and waiting for spring to release it.

In garden after rain  The morning was so beautiful that the camera got tired of me using it.

Snowy Pines  A ROW OF PINE TREES WEEP WITH HEAVY SNOW IS JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM MY HOUSE.

Orchard All In a Row  THE ROAD I LIVE ON HAS THE BEAUTIFUL 40 + ACRE ORCHARD ON IT. EVERY SEASON IS A REALLY TREAT WATCHING IT CHANGE.

Snowy Creek  This is the creek by my house. This was after the January snow storm we had this year.

Sunny Snowy Winter  This is the area where I live, and just love its beauty. What a wonderful, sunny, snow day we had here at Lake George, MI

Absolutely winter  This year we had the best snow storm we have ever had. and this red barn close to my house stood out like a sore thumb against all the white snow.

Spring is coming  This is from last year February.

After rain   My rockery is full of animals. On such a morning after rain I feel sorry for them and want to bring them home

Garden Bench in Winter  One of my favorite spots in summer to start my day

Lighthouse  As waves crash over the pier, they freeze and make jagged mountains of ice.

Winter Sunrise Beckoning  This is a picture of hope...a winding road leading to a beautiful winter sunrise....spring can't be far away!

My pond in the winter.  This is the pond we built last summer. We have left it running this winter and it has been a mild winter so far. There are 6 fish hibernating in the ...

The Magical Moment  I took this picture in Dec 2002 at Purdue University, W. Lafayette where I was doing my post-doctoral research. I hail from the plains of India and I had ...

Quebec City wonderland  Shipping continues all winter on the St-Laurence with the help of icebreakers. The ships add a much-needed shot of color to my back-yard. They kind of ...

After the storm, what? The easter bunny??  On a sunny morning, a day after the storm, looking out of my kitchen patio door, does one really see a bunny?

"Little" snowman in all his Glory  Finally, "little" snowman can let
his light shine with the help of the glow of the lights on the snow covered tree

Frozen drop  This was taken after a freezing rain. Have you ever looked closely at the patterns inside those frozen drops? Nature is amazing!

Bowing Birches  Our white birches bent almost in half from the weight of the ice. After it melted, they popped right back up to normal.

Ice Storm Split  Ice is heavy! It caused this huge branch to twist and split. Note the icicles on the smaller branches.

Ice blocks covered in sand  These are actually blocks of ice that were formed into circles by the waves of Lake Michigan. They are covered in sand and look rather like mushrooms!...

Winter sky through snowing trees  Fluffy snow makes the trees look so pretty. Who could resist snapping a few shots? Look up anywhere and enjoy the sky! This was taken at Riverview Park ...

Tranquility  The forest after the storm - total peace and quiet. I found it so beautiful that I could not walk into the forest thinking that I would destroy its image....

Golden sun reflection early one morning on winter stream  While driving to in the country side one early morning the reflection of the sun on this small stream caught my attention.

Early Morning  Taken out of car window near Fallowfiled Ontario. The sun hitting the frosted trees just made me stop and take the photo.

Looking out on winter  Just moved here is sept our first winter and we are impressed by the beauty of the yard with the fresh snow fall.

Follow the leader--I sure hope he knows where he is going.  These lovely wild turkeys are actually on their way to our bird feeder to enjoy what has been dropped by the Blue Jays. The snow cover is like a fuffy ...

Treats for BIG and small.  I make these treats with bird seed, some yummy peanut butter and fat, then pack into plastic containers and freeze for our featherd friends. BIG and small ...

Surprise!  We got caught off guard on this one. Is the shovel in there?

A Snow Day !  We live out of town and have a very long driveway to the road . It is 1000 feet and we did not have a snowplow. It was a couple of days before we could ...

Bizarre Ice "growth"  Bizarre scupture in my birdbath that no one has yet explained. It is hollow in the middle and crystalline on the sides. Anyone have any physics background ...

Nest of Ice  This just caught my eye during the rough weather we had in December .. an ice nest during that time. It is now completely gone from the tree due to winds ...

Winter Rose Garden  Taken on Jan 01, 2008 at approx 4PM

Quietly waiting for spring (and me!!)  One of my favourite places to sit in the backyard, especially when I should really be weeding the veggies.

Brrrrrrrrr  Our garden bench has been interesting through the winter. It looks amazing at times between the mixture of snow and ice. I see details in every day life ...

Iridescent Garden Art  Another snow day in Kingston .. but looking out into the white flurry, I couldn't help but see this little garden stick full of colour, defying the snow ...

Garden Friend  We don't have a lot of snow in Seattle, but on days like this i like to take pictures. I how sun brighten snow in my rockery. Image here is too small to ...

Camellia sasanqua 'Kanjiro'  Lots of sasanquas bloom in my Ca zone 9 garden from late October through February. This phenomenon seems to make some Cold Climate Gardeners go south ...

Snow-Covered Manitoba Maple Keys  Stunning view out the side of our house on January 1st. Snow drenched maple keys. Winter can be so beautiful!

Echinacea Heads and Zebra Grass  New Year's snow beautifully adorns my garden!

Sugar Maple Leaf  New Year's day, the leaf is frozen in time.

From the Deck - Lake Jojo  View from the front of our house New Year's Day in southern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario

Frozen "raindrops on roses......."  It has forgotten how to snow in Eastern PA, but freezing rain took down trees and beautified everything else.

Where's the BBQ  BBQ & Solar lights buried under Mother Nature's lovely white blanket

A/C in winter  Front garden in winter

My Tulip Bed  In there somewhere, are some very snug tulips!

Winter at my Window  My window hay-racks are filled with plants year round but the winter vignette gives me the most pleasure. Boughs of evergreen, sprigs of Ilex Winterberry,...

Winter sky in South Carolina  This winter sunset was just out of this world. Taken from my front porch it is a winner in my book.

Dried stuff from the yard  Every year long after my coleus has died and the sweet potato vine has shed all its leaves, I start my hunt for dried stuff from my yard. I have several ...

winter wonderland  My evergreen forest in winter. If anyone wants any pine or Balsam trees let me know...

Lonely Bench  This picture was taken on 1-3-08 and shows my wildflower garden. Use your imagination to fill in the flowers! In January the only thing to be seen is ...

"Berry" Beautiful Winter Dogwood  We planted this beautiful white dogwood many years ago. It is next to the driveway and near the breezeway entrance. This lovely tree has survived years ...

Banana tree aka Bob  I was tired of seeing the dull blue tarp that covers my banana tree snug as a bug in a, well,... a tarp! So for Christmas I thought I'd dress it up a ...

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  winter garden pictures for garden photography contest on Doug Greens' gardening website

Arum Italicum  This Arum Italicum has been beaten down by snow but is still green and still showing promise of spring-to-come. This picture was taken in my shade garden ...

Sleepy in Winter in his Gnarly log home  I've had Sleepy for several years and usually take him for the winter but forgot and got caught by an early snow. He still looked quite cozy. I always ...

West Coast Winter  We don't get much snow in the winter and its a real novelty when we do. Unfortunately, it doesn't stay pristine and white for long.

Welcome.  Western Maine

A Brief Winter Gathering  I spotted this small flock of robins drinking and bathing in my water feature on a frosty morning last winter. There were 16 total in the flock and they ...

Early light over the golf course  This photograph was taken from our front steps. We enjoy the borrowed scenery of the golf course. I repay the favor by making my front yard attractive ...

Just waiting for summer!!  So lonely these poor chairs, just waiting for summer and for someone to sit in them and rest awhile.

Red, White and Blue Winter  These are 2 garages that are red white and blue against the snow. Looks very patriotic.

"Fooled" by Mother Nature  The start of 2008 presented
"little" snowman with a belated
Christmas gift. He now wonders how he is getting out of his confinement. Anybody HELP!!

"Little" snowman relieved  After expecting a lot of snow that day, we were pleasantly surprised, so was "little" snowman

The first big snow fall  View from my kitchen, wondering what my "little" snowman is thinking

Snow Ivy  We have matching trellises at both ends of the deck. Privacy screening really .. but I have to stop and look each winter when the snow falls a certain ...

Winter Window Gardening  My 2007 gift Amaryllis did not bloom, so Breck's sent a show-off replacement. It is the first of our collection to delight us in 2008.

Snowy Deck  All this snow took place in one day - however two weeks later I am thinking that it is time to BBQ

Kansas Ice Storm  For just a brief part of the Day on December 22, we had a beautiful covering of ice. It was gone in two hours, but we managed a few shots of the pretty ...