I'm beginning my 2013 garden documentation with these archival images from recent Januaries. They show a few scenes from our backyard garden in East Providence. In the monthly posts that follow, images will be identified by date taken. Should you notice a misidentified plant, please let me know!
It's amazing how many plants one can collect in 29 years of gardening in one place! I have included most, but not all of the flowering and berry-producing plants. Among those omitted this year are clematis, crocus, forsythia, lily-of-the-valley, peony, poppy, weigela, white lilac and white spirea because they did not make a good showing. Maybe next year I'll get them all!
Precipitation: Approximately 1.5 inches
Average precipitation: 3.9 inches
"Gardening is the purest of human pleasures." -Francis Bacon
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| The vegetable garden fence and naked rose arbor |
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| The birdbath heaped with snow |
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| Pachysandra |
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| Shadows from a low sun |
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| Snow art |
