Last Day of Winter

Spring arrives tomorrow, but this past week has been a foretaste of the season ahead. This year winter has been as temperamental as any gardener could wish for, the seasons being an integral element of all the life cycles which give the gardens their interest. The photographs below summarize the glorious meteorological fluctuations we have had in just 3 months of winter. The pristine white of the snow clad hills give way to fantastical rainbows, cold dazzling bright days, interspersed with heavy skies and glorious winter sunsets that close down the shortened daylight hours. Thank goodness for winter but time to welcome the thaw and spring ahead!