Broken Thermometers

Back to winter here:



Snowdrops dropped by snow...









Helleborus niger, white flowers well camouflaged.









And the dark red Helleborus orientalis hybrid, can't you tell?








Forecast low for tonight -8C, with a high tomorrow of -7C??!!! Meanwhile +19Cin Firenze (northern Italy) just now.

Life under snow

So this is what happens to Croci when they have 14" of wet snow sitting on them for a few days... the ones that were open have turned to mush, the ones that were in bud are OK and ready to open at the first touch of fresh air. Not very encouraging weather for garden work, but makes for nice pictures...

The plants are a lot more patient than I am!!!