First Snow in Chicago

Jojo is all geared up for winter

It came "on little cat feet " during the night.  Children on the block were laughing and playing on their sleds.  The first snowfall is always so magical and then after that, when it doesn't stop, it just becomes a chore to keep it shovelled.

                             Nipped in the bud Knockout has finally been dealt the final blow.

 

                        
  A white blanket envelops Sweet Garden Chicago

And the award for the longest lasting perennial goes to :  Ornamental kale.

                                       Snow on the Limelight Hydrangea

December had one of the coldest openings in several years and it looks like we're in for a lot more of the same.  It snowed in North Carolina and there are freeze warnings out all across Dixie down to Florida .  

       

Written by Carolyngail at Sweet Home and Garden Chicago All rights reserved