What fantastic structural planting you have @Plantminded, those frosted grasses are superb and the whole looks like it was designed especially for snow.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Thank you very much @Nollie, you’re right, I designed the garden during the first winter here when it looked at its worst! The grasses bring a bit of life during these short, dull days and the snow and frost add extra interest. I’m glad you like them!
How can anyone love snow!!! I loath it, probably from 40 years nursing,and a few years in a breakdown garage! Watching the local news last night, lovely folk running a pub in Burwash staying open all night, people sleeping all over the floor. Young couple had gone from Lewes to Bluewater,had an accident in the car, which was abandoned. People complain about a nanny state, but which part of "don't go out unless you really have to",do they not understand! You know we helped my daughter move on Saturday,it's a village,but she's on the main road,and it's busy a lot of big lorries use it as a quick route, she couldn't even get her car out to go to work!
That's not bad for Macdui at this time of year @Balgay.Hill. The lack of proper wind makes a difference I think the main problems with areas [often in 'the south'] that don't see much snow is, folk don't know how to drive in it, and councils aren't going to spend money on snow ploughs and extra gritters. If they said folk were going to have to do without libraries, extra social care etc etc, so that they could spend several hundred thousand on a plough and another gritter to deal with something that happens once in every blue moon, residents would be going ballistic. The irony is that if plenty of capable went out on gritted roads, it helps to keep them viable. The problem with that is - a lot of folk are clueless, and drive badly anyway, let alone in a wee bit of snow. Look at that idiot of a man recently, who drove off without clearing his windscreen at all, and hit three other cars. I bet those car owners were delighted. Needs the licence removed permanently.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl I used to love winter camping. Folk think it must be miserable, but if you have a decent tent, a good down sleeping bag, and a winter pad, it can be very comfortable and good fun. Especially with a nice single malt and good company. You just have to be very organised. Nothing better than looking out your tent on a bright winter night with a full moon and dazzling white snow cover. Some of my best memories are winter days, and nights, in the hills. We once did the Aonach Eagach at 2am with a bright full moon and full winter conditions. It was almost as bright as daylight.
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What fantastic structural planting you have @Plantminded, those frosted grasses are superb and the whole looks like it was designed especially for snow.
I think the main problems with areas [often in 'the south'] that don't see much snow is, folk don't know how to drive in it, and councils aren't going to spend money on snow ploughs and extra gritters. If they said folk were going to have to do without libraries, extra social care etc etc, so that they could spend several hundred thousand on a plough and another gritter to deal with something that happens once in every blue moon, residents would be going ballistic.
The irony is that if plenty of capable went out on gritted roads, it helps to keep them viable. The problem with that is - a lot of folk are clueless, and drive badly anyway, let alone in a wee bit of snow.
Look at that idiot of a man recently, who drove off without clearing his windscreen at all, and hit three other cars. I bet those car owners were delighted. Needs the licence removed permanently.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I used to love winter camping. Folk think it must be miserable, but if you have a decent tent, a good down sleeping bag, and a winter pad, it can be very comfortable and good fun. Especially with a nice single malt and good company. You just have to be very organised.
Nothing better than looking out your tent on a bright winter night with a full moon and dazzling white snow cover.
Some of my best memories are winter days, and nights, in the hills. We once did the Aonach Eagach at 2am with a bright full moon and full winter conditions. It was almost as bright as daylight.