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| Circle terrace in snow |
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| Entry courtyard |
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| Entry courtyard looking down the curved path to the circle terrace |
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| Mulleins in the driveway bed. The entry gateway to the fenced garden shows at the center-right. |
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| The folly birdhouses, capped with snow |
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| From the driveway down to the fenced garden and the hills beyond |
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| Photographer in the garden |
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| Sunrise through monarda |
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| More mulleins |
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| The dried flowerheads of Hydrangea paniculata 'Pink Diamond' hold the snow. |
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| The arbor marking the transition from the entry courtyard to the curved path has just three legs, which helps ease the turn along that path. The twist of the arbor repeats that of the gabled roof, deck and steps for the entrance of the house (not in view here), which are turned a little to meet arriving guests. |
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| Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' |
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| Stone basin in the entry courtyard |
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| The brilliantly colored fruit of Winterberry Holly, Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red', behind the curving stone wall of the circle terrace, which echoes the mounding curve of Phudd Hill in the distance. |
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| Amethyst (TM) Coralberry, Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Kordes' was bred for the florist trade, and holds well when cut. |
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| Bloodtwig dogwood, Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' has bright gold foliage color very late in the fall, seen here against the scarlet fruit of our Winterberry Hollies, Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'. |
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| Another view of our three-legged arbor, showing, I hope, how its triangular footprint helps turn the eye along the curved wall and path beyond. |
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| The circle terrace's form is emphasized by a dusting of snow. |
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| Mullein stalks sometimes stand through the winter. |
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| Winterberry Holly's fruit is obscured by snow and backlighting, but the dark, twisting branches are enhanced. |
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