Magic of winter garden

The magical world of nature is often far more straightforward than we think. It is we humans that confuse the issue.

Have you noticed the berries on the trees this winter? They are dramatically more abundant than normal. Tradition will tell us that this is nature taking care of its own. Trees providing a healthy food source for birds, squirrels, hedgehogs and so many more animals. Preparation for a harsh winter perhaps? I don’t know yet, but it is logical.

Such a crop of berries also ensures the continuation of the plant species and if the winter is so severe or the winds are so high as to remove a particular tree from our landscape, then the seeds in the berries ingested by the local fauna will make their way into hedgerows and germinate, and so it goes on.