New Year's Day: Frost, Freeze and Sun

The new year - the fourth since the beginnings of this garden - has started off super cold and sunny. Beautiful! I am reminded of one gardener's advice to enjoy the frost because it kills off bacteria, slugs and fungus and makes what would otherwise be mucky soil walkable.

I took a few pictures around the yard and garden this morning, to show how things are getting along in the cold.

Baby Italian Cypress

Baby Italian Stone Pine

The Italian Garden viewed from the arbor

Baby sweet bay 

One of the recently planted Little Ollies

Skyrocket Juniper

View of the Italian Garden toward the arbor

Front yard facing west