Kevin’s Garden in January

Beauty in the snow

My name is Kevin Kelly , and I have bow photograph of my 1/3 - Akko suburban garden in thepast . It is now January , and we finally had our first snow . Over the years I have strived to produce a four - season garden . I have added dwarf conifers to the garden beds as well as plant life that have multiple seasons of pursuit . I do not “ clean up ” the garden in the fall , except to take any diseased flora material that might overwinter . I am located in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , and I garden in Zone 6b . I hope you savor my winter garden .

Here is a picture of my front garden expect to the west . I am standing on the walkway conduce to the front door ( to the left ) . This walk bisects the front yard . I keep conifer out in containers to contribute interest ( making sure they are hardy to at least Zone 5 so they will survive .

Here isViburnumplicatumf.tomentosum‘Summer snow bunting ’ ( Zones 5–8 ) in the morning as the tempest passed . The sunrise was beautiful .

I build this birdhouse with a fleeceable roof about 10 twelvemonth ago . The sedum on the roof is still going strong . I love the snow - covered dried panicles ofHydrangea paniculatum‘Pinky Winky ’ ( geographical zone 4–8 ) .

This is a photo count from the driveway toward the backyard . I have made the path narrow and curved to limit the view , which makes it feel more wide .

I love the Baron Snow of Leicester on the dry seeded player ejector seat ofClethraalnifolia(Zones 3–9 ) . This is a grand native shrub with very fragrant flower in the summertime .

I am stand on my terrace in the backyard wait Rebecca West . The snow-clad wintertime landscape is a great way to look at the structure of the garden . The curve beds lightly pull the oculus along , while the evergreens frame the view . The brownedHakonechloamacra(Zones 5–9 ) run out onto the paths , and the vividness recall the shed .

Acer griseum(Zones 4–8 ) is a wonderful small tree with undress bark that raise the landscape through every season but look especially good in the wintertime .

There are four blue jays that shop at the garden on a daily basis . We watch them from the window of our breakfast nook . I witness it amazing that when we throw off some earthnut onto the patio , they make it within five second to collect them .

Pinusbungeana , the ribbonwood pine ( Zones 4–8 ) , is a slowly - grow coniferous tree that has an awful exfoliating bark . It reveals a patchwork quilt of olive , light purpleness , and silver . This cultivar is ‘ Compacta ’ and is about 10 feet improbable after 15 age in the garden .

I love how the morning light passes through the spare ramification ofAcer rubrum‘Red Sunset ’ ( Zones 4–9 ) . The coniferous tree in the front isPinus cembra(Swiss stone true pine , Zones 4–7 ) .

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