USPS Snowy Beauty Bloom Forever First Class Postage StampsGUILFORD, IN Perfect for brightening up the coming winter days, the U. S. Postal Service today issued 10 Snowy Beauty Forever stamps in booklets of 20. Gardens are places of beauty no matter the season. Even as the days grow short, some hardy blooms brave winters chill. Snowfall only heightens their splendor, serving as the perfect foil for their radiance. Snowy Beauty stamps celebrate these stalwarts. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps with

Sanchez sketches at the drawing table in his New York City loft studio

his bird companion

A single word appears on each of the four stamps in large letters: Freedom

or a very young tree

the Colorado hairstreak may travel no more than a few yards from where it hatched

the Postal Service has used stamps to celebrate the legacy of great Americans and we are proud to do that today with this striking stamp of Chief Standing Bear

these dogs are born and raised to serve alongside soldiers

he or she prunes the roots and branches

The word "bonsai" (Japanese for "plant in a pot") refers to the art of cultivating plants — usually trees — in trays

heirloom and cherry tomatoes

holly branches with berries

Botanical names are also frequently in flux as scientists learn more about the characteristics of each plant and reclassify them