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Some had such funny shapes! I was no longer upset with winter after seeing all this beauty, but more was yet to come!My kids and grandson came over for the holidays, and we enjoyed playing in the snow together.

Several years ago, I took a class in horticulture put together by a former Cornell Cooperative Extension educator and hosted by the local Audubon Society. The trees, planted in the mid 1950s, are spaced about 6 feet apart and are 40 to 50 feet tall.

They've learned to leave stubble from the previous season in place to catch blowing snow and hold it on the fields. I feel fortunate to live in an area with four distinct seasons and each one has its charms.

Even Comcast is running out of words to describe them. I was particularly impressed by the tree they describe, totally confident in the return of its leaves and accepting of winter as the inevitable harbinger of spring.One subscriber put it perfectly...

In below-freezing temperatures ice crystals are much less likely to adhere to each other, which is why snow that falls when it is very cold generally consists only of tiny ice crystals.Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley (1865-1931), who made photographing snowflakes...

However, the flowers are not the only attractive part of this showy plant. Ground covers are an attractive way to cover a lot of area in a garden quickly. The silver, grayish green foliage is a dainty addition to this plant and retains its rich color...

Snapshot of precipitation on January 11, 2011, courtesy of the National Weather Service. I don't know who took the picture from South Dakota;ge1836 left the patio furniture out and my husband got the icicles reaching the snowbank!

We often go to the beach. Often it is sunny. This is also a good time to go hiking in the wild. It is still possible to get into the spirit without snow, or without 43F and rain, for that matter.

So, do not fret if you are not an artist.; simply draw your flowers and color them. Okay, maybe your children will not do that. This is a fun project for the kids. Snow flowers are not difficult to create--if they were I could not make them because I...

Glory of the snow bulbs are one of the first blooming plants to appear in spring. Be careful when growing glory of the snow, however, as it may become aggressive and spread.Glory of the snow bulbs are native to Turkey.

It prefers areas with cool summer months and does not like excessive heat. Trim plants after blooms or when flowers are just spent to prevent removing the next season's bloom material.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

After all, we can't let the daily farm activities grind to a halt because we can't move around through the snow—we need to keep paths cleared so we can keep things running smoothly.

Dig these plants out immediately, getting rid of as much of the rhizomes as you can. The plants spread by means of brittle underground rhizomes, and digging up unwanted plants often causes them to spread even more because broken bits of rhizomes quickly...

Otherwise, variegation loss in bishop's weed is probably irreversible. If your bishop's weed is losing its variegation, read on for information.Why is my snow on the mountain losing color?

I made my way to the tool shed in snow that was up past my knees, but I found the shovel. It wasn't the foot of snow that bothered me, it was the fact that I was craving strawberries in the dead of winter.

Add a strong wind, and the chances of losing an ice-covered branch increase exponentially.Aside from breakage and/or uprooting, what impact does an ice storm have on trees and shrubs?

For moisture, there is always my arborist's advice, to water the trees in late fall, after they have securely entered dormancy. What if the white stuff never falls? In that case, it will be up to you to make sure your trees have the two critical elements...

We can do this whole operation with no candy thermometer,so don't rush out and buy one. We always had maple syrup on hand, and when - and if - it snowed, we would run out and fill our bowls, for we knew our mother would be boiling up the syrup!And for...

I arrange those pictures on a piece of poster board, glue them down as I would like for them to grow, and envision the garden that I could have if I only had more of those seeds. I told my mother that I was going outside to play in the snow, but in my...

Maybe his Nona will let him plant onions with her too. I know my son will love that. It looks pretty darned good if I can say so myself. Forty-five minutes of maternal bliss for this garden mama.

Only time will tell. I've covered the boxwood and hollies with netting (lesson learned last season on that one!). The deer have nipped off the ends of all the branches and I suspect they'll go even further during February if all this snow sticks around.

Armed with snow shovels, metal digging shovels and spades , three people spent the better part of half an hour to dig a path through the resulting three-foot snow pile. Winter is a time to relax and recharge, content in the knowledge that the grass isn't...

Once all that snow is finally thawed, a lawn infected with snow mold will show new straw-colored patches, rings or matted areas. After all, isn't it too cold under the snow for fungi to grow?Snow mold is actually a group of fungal diseases caused by pathogenic...

Our little dogwood tree was bent clear to the ground so I picked it back up and cleared the snow piles off the deer netting. Unfortunately, no amount of snow removal is going to perk up our ornamental grasses.

Cycles of indecisive weather, characterized by freezing and thawing, are rough on root crops and bulbs in particular and can make trees and shrubs heave and crack. The autumn weather this El Nino year was long, warm and drawn out, so winter came as something...

Try to avoid working from ladders; slippery snow and ice can collect on boot soles and metal-ladder rungs. To avoid structural damage to their buildings, farmers and homeowners alike should diligently monitor their roofs and clear off snow if it can be...

When shopping for a pair of earmuffs or earplugs, don't assume that all are adequate for your needs. Let's face it: If it's used on a farm and it has an engine, it's probably loud, and if you're the type of hobby farmer who loves tools and machines, you...