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Winter flowers vs snow

Wow what a week of weather we have had, from the first real snow in 8 years to the wind which made you shiver to your bones. The boys had never experienced proper cover your boots snow and it is safe to say they loved it.

As you all know I was so happy with my winter container plants and border, lots of wonderful colour for the cold grey days and then the snow came and came and came.
We were very lucky we missed the most dreadful weather and school only closed for one day.

 The snow has gone a little and the plants now have wilted and look like this





With more snow on its way will they pop back to life or has the cold snap finished them off.





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  1. Jaki2 March 2018 at 11:33

    Oh dear, what a shame. I'm not very green fingered so don't have this problem. I hope they come back for you. #Blogstravaganza

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  2. Note Me Happy2 March 2018 at 15:06

    Ah what a shame! My daffodils are looking a little worse for wear too! Thanks so much for sharing with #Blogstravaganza xx

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  3. Mark Willis3 March 2018 at 18:11

    Hoping those flowers will bounce back! We deserve a few warmer, sunnier days now, surely?

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  4. Jo - Cup of Toast3 March 2018 at 22:52

    Oh no! I hope that they come back once the snow has gone. Thanks for linking up with #Blogstravaganza :)

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  5. magicalmamablog.com8 March 2018 at 15:30

    For being under all that snow, they still look pretty good! They still have their color, they just couldn't bear the weight of all that snow. Have you thought of making them little canopies or umbrellas to at least keep the weight off of them so their stems don't snap?
    #StayClassyMama

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  6. Lydia C. Lee8 March 2018 at 19:54

    Love the before and afters. As a non snow city, I'd not really thought about this before...#Stayclassymama

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  7. thisiswhereitisat9 March 2018 at 20:21

    Gosh how guttering to see the plants wilted away, hopefully more sunshine will come X #stayclassymama

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  8. Unknown13 March 2018 at 12:49

    Oh no! That's such a shame. I hope they can recover. Thank you for sharing with #StayClassyMama

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