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 | 'Winter King' Hawthorn
Yes, we did have a snow in 2006, and it tipped the bright red berries of this 'Winter King' Hawthorn with white. The tree is located in Springfield, Missouri's, Xeriscape Garden. Note: The flower of the Hawthorn is Missouri's state flower.
|  | Heavenly Bamboo
When most of our garden plants are at rest, some others bring vivid color to the winter landscape. This Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica) and its red berries brighten the scene in the Xeriscape Garden in Springfield, Missouri's, Phelps Grove Park.
|  | A Very Late Snow
Did it really snow in the Ozarks on April 14th, 2007? Absolutely. It was Saturday morning about 9 when this picture was taken in west Greene County, Missouri. The snow was coming down in huge, wet flakes falling so thickly you could scarcely see through them. It was beautiful, but costly, killing the buds on most if not all of our spring-blooming trees and other plants.
|  | Butterfly Girl in the Snow
The Butterfly Girl found herself in snowy wonder on February 1st, 2008. She's the centerpiece of the Butterfly Garden in Close Memorial Park, one of 16 beautiful gardens that form the setting for Springfield, Missouri's, new Botanical Center. Thanks to George Deatz of the Friends of the Garden for sending us the photo. If you'd like to see the Butterfly Garden in season, click here. To see and learn more about the Botanical Center, go here.
|  | The Ice Storm Cometh....
and the Ice Storm taketh away--our electricity, heat, and in some people's opinion, very nearly our sanity. It happened in January 2007. This yucca plant, caught at the storm's peak in the country north of Willard, Missouri, might have been beautiful in a less grim setting. The storm caused millions of dollars in damage and downed power lines forced hundeds of thousands in six states to seek warmth in public shelters or with friends or relatives. Many were without electricity for 13 days. As Missourians are wont to do, however, we survived. Read on.
|  | After the Ice Storm
For those who wanted to see the yucca without its icy overcoat.
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