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| Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow' today |
Where did December go? (For that matter, where did all of 2017 go??). I did a little work digging borders and cleaning up the rose garden this month, but not much else outside. December's weather was a mix of rain, light frost, rain, heavy frost, snow, rain and a little more frost to end the year. Not really unusual for the month, but I loved the snow and the frosty mornings too. Here's a mix of pictures from through the month and from today.
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| Mums in the frost, they are all gone now |
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| Fuchsia 'Genii', also finally done blooming now |
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| Pieris japonica buds in the frost |
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| Snow on the pieris japonica |
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| Frosty rose |
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| Snowy rose |
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| Camellia 'Yuletide' in the snow |
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| Camellia 'Yuletide' today |
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| Camellia 'Winter's Snowman' |
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| Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow' in the snow |
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| Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow' today |
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| Dawn viburnum, just planted in October |
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| Rosemary, it blooms for me all through the winter |
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| Borage blooming today! |
What's next? I was pleasantly surprised today to see a lot of buds in the garden. Winter is officially just starting, but I've been working on my collection of winter blooms - and spring is never too far away too.
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| Snowdrops - planted a few different varieties |
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| Cyclamen coum, see the pink buds around the edges |
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| I think this is Helleborus 'Pink Frost' |
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| Just a hint of color on the Witchhazel 'Diane' today |
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| Sarcococca |
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| Wintersweet buds |
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| Oregon grape |
