What happened to winter?
Surprise - the first iris of the year.
A bedraggled coneflower.
Mealy blue sage.
Mexican bush sage.
'La Marne' rose.
'Old Blush' rose.
Freshly mulched rosemary.
As for foliage, we have - a sprout of Russian sage and a heartleaf skullcap seedling.
Hiding under the santolina - tulip clusiana foliage.
I expect the grape hyacinth, freesia, anemone and ranunculus flowers will bust out any day now.
What spring flowers are popping up in your winter garden? Leave a comment and let me know.
Words and photos © 2009-2016 Caroline Homer for "The Shovel-Ready Garden". Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.
A bedraggled coneflower.
Mealy blue sage.
Mexican bush sage.
'La Marne' rose.
'Old Blush' rose.
Freshly mulched rosemary.
As for foliage, we have - a sprout of Russian sage and a heartleaf skullcap seedling.
Hiding under the santolina - tulip clusiana foliage.
I expect the grape hyacinth, freesia, anemone and ranunculus flowers will bust out any day now.
What spring flowers are popping up in your winter garden? Leave a comment and let me know.
Words and photos © 2009-2016 Caroline Homer for "The Shovel-Ready Garden". Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.
Rosemary is right on the ball but I think you had better tell the others to go back to sleep.
ReplyDeleteI have buds on my Carolina jessamine. But my biggest surprise this mild winter is how summer- and fall-blooming plants are still going in January.
ReplyDeleteThis has been the weirdest year ever! Hate to prune my Turks caps because they're blooming.
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