Foxhollow in the snow

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This is only the second time I have seen snow here at Foxhollow in just over the ten years we have been here, a vary rare occurrence situated as we are just north of Poole in Dorset. Did start to clear up during the day but starting to come down again pretty hard late afternoon.

Above – A young plant of Pinus jefffreyi ‘Joppi’

Above – Looking back to the house from the far end of the garden.

Above – this is a trio of Berberis atropurpurea ‘Bagatelle’ grown together to look like one plant, the bare stems seem to almost have a ghostly effect.

Above – the main trio of conifers here are from right to left, Platycladus (Thuja) orientalis ‘Southport’, Pinus leucodermis ‘Schneverdingen’, and Taxus baccata ‘Black Rod’.

Above – The bare stems of Larix decidua ‘Pendula’ makes an attractive feature in the garden in winter – who says conifers are boring!

Above – the winter heath Erica carnea ‘Rotes Juwel’ in full flower through the winter snow.

Above – A view looking down to the main boundary.

2 Feb, 2009
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Pottygardener

Lovely pictures Bluespruce. Thanks for sharing your unusual weather! So far we have not had a lot here, a few heavy flurries but that is all.

2 Feb, 2009

Dawnsaunt

Your garden still looks beautiful :-)

2 Feb, 2009

Lincslass

Fabulous photo,s....

2 Feb, 2009

Wagger

Makes the garden look magical.

2 Feb, 2009

Grenville

Super atmospheric photos.

2 Feb, 2009

Terratoonie

Really attractive photos.
The erica looks stunning.
Wonderful. :o)

2 Feb, 2009

Irish

great photos

2 Feb, 2009

Spritzhenry

What a different view from the usual, Bluespruce, but equally beautiful.

Yes, we have had some snow here as well - it usually stays on the moors and misses the coastal strip. Not this time - there's a lot more to come tonight, according to the forecast, and it has already started (nearly 9 o'clock).

2 Feb, 2009

Blodyn

It's surprising how lots of flowers survive these cold temps. They're much tougher than me. lol

2 Feb, 2009

Dottydaisy2

Lovely photos, so many different shapes and form....the beauty of conifers and heathers.

2 Feb, 2009

Gilli

Lovely photos...especially with the little bit of sun shining in a couple of them. You garden sure looks wonderful in the snow. You photo of the Heath in the snow is very pretty. The magenta flowers are offset nicely with the white.

3 Feb, 2009