"Winter Interest"

After sleet, ice, wind, and inches and inches of snow,I am here to report the complete obliteration of any "winter interest" I have in the garden. Yes, I really tried, leaving some interesting seed heads. And I didn't trim back a few perennials. Now the stems have been knocked over. The smaller plants are buried. I see tall tree trunks and bare branches with a whole lot of snow covering the ground. So, to all those garden experts who give advice to the warm climate gardeners about how to make the garden look interesting during the slow season, don't forget about us cold climate gardeners. There's nothing wrong about not having any "winter interest" except for the large amount of frozen precipatation on the ground. In fact, this is the best time to plan for spring. That snow makes a perfect blank slate.