A brief, but impressive squall greeted me upon arrival at the Arboretum today, blustery, snow whipping around and chilly. A still green fern’s fronds were decorated with tiny flecks of snow and the grasses at the entrance to the carriage house were swaying in the breeze against a snowy background. Surprisingly, a Doublefile viburnum ‘Pink Beauty’ was actually in bloom! I’m not sure what conditions prompted this behavior in late November … At any rate, minutes later the squall had spent itself and the sun reappeared. Mother Nature at her most surprising!
Picture credits: Margery Ennist.
Grasses in Snow
Grasses in Snow
Snow on Fern Frond
Snow on Fern Frond
Viburnum Plicatum Tomentosa 'Pink Beauty'
Viburnum Plicatum Tomentosa 'Pink Beauty'