This Week at the Gardens: February 4th
Posted February 4, 2011 by Ellen Hertzman, Manager of Volunteer Experience
Erica
Tower Fountains
Think back…way, way back to when the sun shone, the weather was balmy, and flowers were in bloom. That’s right, I’m talking about last weekend.
Hellebore
What a difference a week makes in Colorado! Last week, I photographed blooming hellebore (Helleborus),
Witch Hazel
witch hazel (Hamamelis),
Snowdrops
snowdrops (Galanthus), and heath (Erica.) This week, it’s ice formations and snow on branches.
Waterfall in the Montane Garden
Never fear, the blooms will peek out once again as soon as the snow melts, but in the meantime, a peaceful walk through the Gardens offers rewards no matter what the weather throws at us.
February 4, 2011 at 8:14 pm
What great pix, Ellen! They reminded me of one of my favorite poems by Robert Frost: “Fire and Ice”:
SOME say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice, 5
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
February 5, 2011 at 9:31 am
Which will it be this week? Stay tuned!