The predicated snow arrived this week and it seems like Atlanta was reasonably well-prepared: schools closed, people stayed home, and most of us got to enjoy a 2 inch layer of snow.
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| American beech (Fagus grandfolia) |
I put out seed and suet for the birds but there was no need to do anything for our native plants. Nestled in a coating of ice, most plants will be fine; as long as it melts quickly on our warmer days, the bigger plants won't be damaged by the extra weight. A December 2017 snow event illustrated how 7-8 inches can be damaging.
A smaller event in February 2020 illustrated how quickly these events can pass.
We drove out to pick up our grandson the next afternoon as the sun was finally breaking through. It was beautiful to see every plant stem was transformed - even each weed! - into a bejeweled wand. The sun turned the icy tree branches into collections of tiny prisms (which I tried to capture in the photo below).
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| Iridescent ice on trees as the sun breaks through |
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