Sunday, December 31, 2017

Happy new year!

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.

Mums in the frost, they are all gone now
Fuchsia 'Genii', also finally done blooming now
Pieris japonica buds in the frost
Snow on the pieris japonica
Frosty rose
Snowy rose
Camellia 'Yuletide' in the snow
Camellia 'Yuletide' today
Camellia 'Winter's Snowman' 
Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow' in the snow
Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow' today
Dawn viburnum, just planted in October
Rosemary, it blooms for me all through the winter
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.

Snowdrops - planted a few different varieties
Cyclamen coum, see the pink buds around the edges
I think this is Helleborus 'Pink Frost'
Just a hint of color on the Witchhazel 'Diane' today
Sarcococca
Wintersweet buds
Oregon grape