The mild weather is encouraging blooming. The leaves are all down so the color is a welcome relief.
This dianthus has been a treat for several years now. It is winter hardy and blooms prolifically in the winter and early spring. Just needs a haircut in the spring after blooming is done. I have this one in a container and I feed it in the fall and again in the spring.
This is Japanese Kerria. It has a cane growth like forsythia. It is deciduous and blooms early like forsythia and quince. The canes are bright green. The blooms are multiple and all along the canes.
This is a paper bush or Edgeworhia. It is a deciduous shrub but the branches are shapely and so there is a wonderful winter interest.This is tea olive. It is blooming and very fragrant now as it always is after a rain. This shrub is evergreen and now is about 10 feet tall.
This elegant camellia is Sea Foam. It is young and now about 6 feet tall.
We are expecting some frost nest week so time to offer some protection to the tender plants.
Extra beautiful this time of year