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What does the winter garden symbolize?

Olaf Gaylord
Olaf Gaylord
2025-05-11 21:02:03
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The winter garden is a perfect metaphor for life. The simplicity of winter has a deep moral. The return of Nature, after such a career of splendor and prodigality, to habits so simple and austere, is not lost either upon the head or the heart. It’s an opportunity to see what your own garden looks like practically naked… when all but the foundation is slumbering. I prefer winter and Fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape — the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show. The color of springtime is in the flowers, the color of winter is in the imagination. In the silence of winter, it’s the perfect time to let your imagination run wild and dream about what your deepest desires are for your garden come this spring.
Emmy Crist
Emmy Crist
2025-05-11 18:08:09
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The winter garden symbolizes a place of grief and loss. It stands apart from the rest of the Whitsons’ orchard because it is contained and orderly compared to the orchard’s sprawling chaos. The initials on each column represent those who have died in each of Anya’s families. The first column references her family in Russia, and the second column appears for Evan, the head of her family in America. Meredith and Nina often find their mother sitting alone in the garden, especially after Evan’s death. Sometimes, she knits in the garden, and sometimes, she looks like she’s praying. Due to Anya’s upbringing in Russia, she often sits in the garden with minimal clothing, even during winter.