Plant id in the winter





Many plants in the garden look dead or dormant .
I like to think of them as sleeping.
The first tree is a paper birch. Notice the white bark and how it flakes off the tree.
The second tree is an alder. It has small cone like structures.
Neither tree has started budding.
Most of the plants are native to this area. They survive wet periods and dry periods.
Spring comes early in the NW.
I look for signs of change in the buds and plants.

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