Hi Bert -- I'm not fond of snow and ice. It has been so unusually cold here this winter. I've wondered what plants I've lost or will lose. I can already see a few that won't make it. Some of the semps are black and they are usually very hardy ... but apparently some of these aren't. I only have so much room in the garage for potted plants so some of those are iffy. I can see the tops of the irises and my hellebores are doing fine. Thank goodness for the toughies out there!
One the other hand, the birds are beautiful.