How are the corgis coping with forty some inches of snow? Famously.
Deborah Silver is an accomplished and experienced landscape and garden designer whose firm first opened its doors in 1986.
Deborah Silver is a landscape and garden designer whose firm, Deborah Silver and Co Inc, opened its doors in 1986. She opened Detroit Garden Works, a retail store devoted to fine and unusual garden ornament and specialty plants, in 1996. In 2004, she opened the Branch studio, a subsidiary of the landscape company which designs and manufactures garden ornament in a variety of media. Though her formal education is in English literature and biology, she worked as a fine artist in watercolor and pastel from 1972-1983. A job in a nursery, to help support herself as an artist in the early 80’s evolved into a career in landscape and garden design. Her landscape design and installation projects combine a thorough knowledge of horticulture with an artist’s eye for design. Her three companies provide a wide range of products and services to the serious gardener. She has been writing this journal style blog since April of 2009.
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Just having too much fun!!!
So precious! We don’t get much snow in Texas but when we do, I have to clear a little path in it just to get my Yorkie to go out to the bathroom! Wish he would play in it with me like this!
Dear Shelly, that Yorkie of yours probably only has 2 or 3 inches of clearance-I don’t blame him a bit! Thanks for writing, Deborah
How cute! Looks like they love it! Didn’t we play like that when we were MUCH younger? I remember my mittens looking like their fur, all full of snow clumps. Such fun memories.
Dear Joyce, in dog years, they are not that much younger than I-but they take on the snow like they were teenagers. It is hilarious to watch. Deborah
Great photos…their joyful exuberance is contagious… makes me want to go out and play in the snow I don’t have here in east TN.
Dear Michaele, the snow you don’t have sounds pretty good to me! Deborah
Your corgis look adorable. I am in Cleveland, same weather as Detroit. Tomorrow morning wind chills will be -24. I have a Wheaten Terrier and she loves it. She rolls and burrows her 12 year old body in the snow. If the snow is the wet, heavy type it attaches to her fur and she ends up with snowballs all over her. They do not come off until they melt off indoors. The joys of pet ownership!
Marianne, your Wheaten is a real trouper! We are looking after a very feisty like Lakeland terrier at work-even though he is 8, and is recovering from an operation, it is just about impossible to get him to come in-the temperature right now is 4. Deborah
HOW WONDERFUL!They are such a delight!YOu are so lucky to have two of them………
More photos please!
I would have more, if I thought I could handle it. Love my corgis-they are great dogs.
How funnee!! They must love the snow!!
They do love the snow-amazing that. They have to drag me out with them! Deborah
Priceless photos!
Dear Kris, they are priceless creatures! Thanks, Deborah
Wonderful photos! Our dogs love the snow too.
Dear Deborah, it amazes me that this weather does not slow them down one bit. I have to take them out every few hours-or they start fussing and barking at me. Deborah
To quote an old statement, “Love is a warm puppy,”. Those faces and frolice are pure joy.
Nancy, they are so much companionship-and fun. Deborah
Love the corgies. Every day must be a good day with them in your life.
Pat Vetor-Gatto
They are wonderful indeed, Pat.
How old are they? My two Shelties who are almost 11 this year are loving this crazy weather too. Bounding around and digging into the showbanks… playing king of the mountain on large drifts! You would think it would make their old bones ache but they don’t want to come indoors after a walk!
Dear Ginny, they are both 8-not babies by any means. Although Howard (the red brindle) is the more reserved of the two. I am amazed at their energy. Deborah
Your Corgis are so cute! Seeing dogs play in the snow is one of life’s great pleasures, they’re always so happy