It is finally here. Even though a snowfall is nonexistent and unlikely, our weather has brought plant growth to a crawl. The sunrise seems so distant and silent. The few birds are also silent but they do come to the feeder.
This is the last post for 2023 but I did find some interesting photos for you.
Come join us tomorrow for our Six on Saturday group hosted by Jim Stephens. The link is here https://gardenruminations.co.uk.
The blueberry leaves are a beautiful red and standout in the landscape.
The brown eyed Susans are still putting out some blossoms.
The asparagus fern has tolerated the little frosts that we have had. They will brown up once the frosts are a little deeper but they are hardy.
The holly ferns are evergreen unless we get a very deep frost. Even after last years December deep freeze they were only a little brown at the tips.
The tassel ferns are also hardy and easily remain evergreen if there is just a few degrees of frost.
The Southern shield fern tolerates heat or shade and is still green. It is not as hardy as the other two here but it is far more spreading.
That’s it for 2023. Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Merry Christmas! Wishing you a bountiful gardening season in 2024!! Happy Holidays.
Hooray for the brown eyed Susans! Merry Christmas to you too.
Well spotted rudbeckias! Merry Christmas to you and yours 🎄!
Merry Christmas! Here’s to friendlier weather in 2024 for our string of drought-flood-drought series of counties.
Horrah for the rudbeckia! Have a great Christmas and a very happy 2024 to you and yours. x
Ahh, ferns! I planted a maidenhair in 2020 and killed it. May try again in 2024. I did not plant it well, I think and missed watering in a dry year. Happy Christmas!
Your rudbeckias are determined little plants aren’t they! You have a nice selection of ferns and it’s good that most endure the winter cold.
Best wishes for a Happy Christmas and peaceful New Year!
Ferns are such great plants. Happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
Lovely ferns, so reliable in the shade, wouldn’t be without them. Happy Christmas to you all.