Snow – a Design Opportunity

It’s a winter wonderland out there, so there’s absolutely nothing you can do in your garden, right?  Wrong, amigos.  It’s the perfect time to design your new borders and paths.  That’s because you won’t be distracted by the existing lines in your garden, since they’re helpfully covered up by the snow.  And all it takes to mark your new lines is walking, or in the case of deep snow, stomping.  My aforementioned dry streambed was designed in the snow three winters ago now, and my slowly shrinking lawn got a new shape just last winter.  So I’m telling you, it works.

On top of which, it’s way more fun than struggling with crinkly old garden hose.

Or, what the hell, just build a snowman.  Me, I’ll be "borrowing" a sled from some unsuspecting kid in the neighborhood and reliving my childhood, if only for a run or two into the woods.  A picnic on the deck, however, is unlikely.