Agriculture
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2 months agoAsk the Gardener: How snow cover can benefit your garden come spring
Light, fluffy snow insulates dormant plants, stabilizes soil temperatures, and reduces frost heave and water loss from freeze-thaw swings.
As an adult, my relationship with snow has changed. I find great beauty in an expanse of unbroken snow, the way drifts reflect wind patterns, the stems and seedheads of last year's perennials still standing proud, and the dampened silence that accompanies a snowstorm. I delight in seeing the intrepid and ever cheerful black-capped chickadee out and about during and immediately after snowfall, determined not to let the flakes affect its outlook.