Appreciating The Winter Garden

Doris_J · Post by **Doris_J** » Jan 01, 2005 1:44 pm

It's January 1st. What's going on in your garden? Any blooms? Or interesting winter color? Here's what I found in my garden this morning. Please add your pictures!

Here's Callicarpa bodnieri, Beautyberry.

And, Hamamelis x intermedia, Witchhazel. Mine won't let go of the old leaves! I found the first flowers blooming today. It smells great!

Doris_J · Post by **Doris_J** » Jan 01, 2005 1:46 pm

You have to appreciate a gargoyle that knows how to age properly. This guy has a nice green "patina"

My Iris reticulata are popping up. They should be blooming sometime in February/March.

Hellebores are just starting to show bud, and some have bloomed!

Doris_J · Post by **Doris_J** » Jan 01, 2005 1:49 pm

More Hellebores

Doris_J · Post by **Doris_J** » Jan 01, 2005 1:52 pm

Cyclamen coum. Look at the deep wine colored center on the magenta Cyclamen!

KellieD · Post by **KellieD** » Jan 06, 2005 11:59 am

Beautiful photos, Doris! Makes me miss my garden.

I have one blossom on a hypericum and that is it.

rosemarie · Post by **rosemarie** » Jan 06, 2005 12:08 pm

Pretty pictures. i have some little Green Kapitan spikes peeking up. But we may have snow this weekend. That can's be good! I also have Camellia blooming. Small bloooms but still blooms.

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Jan 06, 2005 12:10 pm

Man, are you lucky.......Don't know how I missed this, but I am glad I saw the beauties!!!

Thanks!!!

Hapygdnr · Post by **Hapygdnr** » Jan 06, 2005 6:32 pm

Yes! You are lucky. All we have here is snow & ice, for green you must look at what you have growing inside. Thanks for sharing. Now to settle in for the long winter's wait...

Jeanne

PS more pictures please

Gardendollee · Post by **Gardendollee** » Jan 07, 2005 12:43 am

Oh you are sooo lucky to have beautiful things blooming in the winter. What zone are you? Love your pix- makes me look forward to spring

Post by **Chris_W** » Jan 07, 2005 12:58 am

Doris, that isn't fair, but it sure is beautiful! Oh come one spring

Doris_J · Post by **Doris_J** » Jan 07, 2005 9:31 am

Dolly, I'm in Washington state, Zone 8. Winters are cold and wet, but not a whole lot of weather below freezing.

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Jan 07, 2005 12:03 pm

Doris, you will be getting all these folks moving here with all those breath taking photos. We in the valley area love our winter gardens.

mommatina · Post by **mommatina** » Jan 07, 2005 12:31 pm

Very lovely....counting the days till spring....1,2,3, it seems I can't count that far...but we are having spring weather now.....so afraid it will prompt the plants into action...

Gardendollee · Post by **Gardendollee** » Jan 07, 2005 12:53 pm

My kingdom for somewhere warmer than zone 5!

~dirtbug~ · Post by **~dirtbug~** » Jan 08, 2005 3:53 am

lovely just lovely.

but i dont know if i want to give my summer up yet. even tho it is stinking hot here. the thought of a cold winter is scarey hahahahahaha. but i guess our winter is a bit kinder as we dont have snow so the roses dont always go dormant.

~dirtbug~
who would prefer spring all year.

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Jan 09, 2005 4:19 pm

Doris, Those are just beautiful! Thanks for brightening a gray winter day.

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Jan 10, 2005 12:55 pm

Doris - Your garden sure is looking beautiful! I'm finding new treasures every day out in my yard, even in the bit of snow we had yesterday !

Andi

wild4flowers · Post by **wild4flowers** » Mar 05, 2005 11:05 am

So far it is hard to appreciate my winter garden. CHAR

Dirtpig120 · Post by **Dirtpig120** » Mar 05, 2005 5:19 pm

I want to move!!Right now...LOL..
Just snow here..lots and lots of snow...
Doris your gardens are beautifull..Thank you for sharing.

thy · Post by **thy** » Mar 05, 2005 6:53 pm

Those pics are wonderfull, but the good laugh came from wild4flowers

Pia from the winter after spring area