With weather like this customers thoughts have hardly turned to Spring and their new landscapes. Right now the goal for most is to get through this mess we are in again.
[ In the beginning. ]
A little later . . .
[ Less than a mile from the house. ]
The birds are looking for something to eat . . .
[ Cardinals aplenty at our stump feeders. ]
The garden sleeps.
We ask a lot of this space come Spring. From the vegetable areas, to the herb pots, the climbers, and the flowers from the cut-garden area. So much, from so little space.
[ Not too long from now herbs, peppers, melons and dahlia’s. ]
These pots look great even in the winter . . .
[ I really like these “pots”, even though they’re not pots. ]
We may be snowed in, the fireplace is working hard. The snow . . . it’s okay. Spring really is right around the corner.
The Whispering Crane Institute 
When I wander around, and see all of the images of snow – yes, I’m grateful for my little coastal South Carolina zone 8b garden – but boy is all of that snow beautiful. I hope that the fire keeps you all nice and warm.
Perhaps I’m dense — what do you mean by “not really pots?” They do look great, but they also look like pots to me. I love being in East Tennessee — almost 70 tomorrow! Time for some much-needed garden work!