The glory of a garden isn’t truly diminished by the hush of winter when you have winter flowering shrubs to light up the frigid landscape with their captivating colors. As the vibrant leaves of autumn flutter to the ground, we’re introduced to the stark beauty of winter: stark branches, crisp air, and the allure ofContinue reading “The Radiant Dash of Winter Bloomers: My Top 5 December Flowering Shrubs @ The Paddock”
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Even when it rains…
The weather may be horrible, a wet and gloomy morning. The day ahead can seem impossibly dreary and it is hard to face the drive to work. That’s how it felt today… As I descended the steps from the apartment rain drops gently shaking the feathery foliage of Mahonia eutybracteata ‘Soft Caress’ gently called myContinue reading “Even when it rains…”
Winter beauty smells so good – Winter Flowering Shrubs
Sweetness and spice… inhale! Ah yes… sniffing the delicious scent of witch hazel flowers is good for the soul. The fuzzy yellow flowers, or orange or red, depending on the cultivar, are borne with delicacy along barren stems as the darkest days start to stretch towards a brighter spring.The sweet spicy scent of Hamamelis xContinue reading “Winter beauty smells so good – Winter Flowering Shrubs”
Ciaran The Gardener 