More  heavy snow, have just taken this picture at 10 00

After the chaos caused by yesterday’s snow, Monday February 2nd 2009; today the 3rd of February, it isbeautiful, bright, sunny, even warm in sheltered places. I took a few pictures; not a lot moving yet but snowdrops are begining to make a show and the Alder incana aurea is splendid with its covering of rosy pink catkins. An easy small tree, it does sucker a bit but I deal with that by spraying with glysophate, cutting them off just makes more for later.

Alnus incana aurea - mature tree bottom right

Hamamelis

Galanthus nivalis ‘S Arnott’

Phormium tenax’ Bronze’

Eranthis hyemalis

Mahonia ‘Undulata’ winter brings lovely colours into the leaves

photographs by John Metcalf