Exbury gardeners have been cleaning up after the weight of heavy snowfall caused tree branches to crash to the ground in the 200 acre New Forest garden.
Head gardener John Anderson and his team have been cutting broken branches which might otherwise pose a hazard.
John’s deputy, Linda Runnacles said that several branches on a 300-year old cedar in front of Exbury House were among the many that had snapped under the weight of the snow.
“We could hear the wood snapping and cracking as the snow came down,” she said. “The gardeners are out there, sawing off the damaged limbs. I can’t remember this happening before.”
On a positive note Linda discovered clumps of pink hellebores – ‘Easter rose’ – are blooming in the sheltered garden.
“It’s amazing seeing them pushing through the snow,” she said “They don’t normally flower until the end of February.”
The image shows branches weighed down by snow looking through the tunnel of the narrow railway.
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Image Copyright: Linda Runnacles.
Website: Exbury Gardens
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