Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Happy new year - 2019!

Wintersweet, unknown variety of chimonanthus

As usual, I have no idea where last year went! At the end of every year, I think about how to have less stress and more enjoyment in my life, and spending time outside is a big part of that. I took my first walk of the year around the yard this morning, with gloves on to pull a few weeds and clippers in hand for some light cleanup. Starting the year off right!

Winter is all about witch hazel, hellebores and camellias, and so much more:

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' is just getting started
Dawn viburnum is starting to fade
Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow' will bloom for months
Other hellebores are just starting, if they survive the slugs...
Helleborus 'Pink Frost'
Camellia 'Winter's Snowman'
Camellia 'Yuletide' is later this year
Cyclamen coum
Sarcococca almost but not quite blooming
Snow drops are coming up


And a few fall flowers hanging on!

Daisies
Lewisia
Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara' - a few buds froze but new ones are out


Is spring just around the corner?! Some of these plants may regret their enthusiasm, although it has certainly been a mild winter so far.

Hydrangea buds
One peony is sprouting
I think these are an early tulip
Daffodils
Foxglove seedlings, and weeds

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