20.2 inches of snow and I’m out there taking pictures of my garden. Interestingly enough, I’m not much of an indoor gardener. Yes, there are a few plants inside, which is not a good thing for them under my care. My eyes search outside, even this time of year. No, we can’t eat Saturday morning breakfast on the back porch. So this picture is a bit of a tease. The lovely scene, complete with dahlias, would be typical over the summer.
What we can do is eat inside, looking out at the winter wonderland. This great big birdhouse was a present from Mike this Christmas. We need something this big if you are going to see it from far away. Scale is important, and a big garden needs hardscape with big impact. A really big birdhouse has been on my list for years. Problem is, so many that we’ve seen aren’t meant to weather a Chicago winter. This one was made from barn wood. If it can survive years as a barn, I’m fully expecting it to survive as a bird barn too. I was anxious for Mike to put in a post out in the back 40. He is not quite so anxious. Perhaps, just perhaps, once the ground isn’t frozen?
This is an installment in the OhWhatAWednesday series, where I dare to take on the task of finding something in my garden that looks good even during a Chicago winter.
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You do wonderful things with ornamental grass.It really offers so much winter interest.I have to grow more of it.I usually use evergreens or plants like red/yellow twig dogwood for winter interest but lets face it,that’s getting old.
Cheers