For some time now, nature is in its winter dormancy phase, the more quickly that winter has settled with almost a month ahead bringing snow and severe cold that my area like many others in France had not known so early in a long time.
Even before the holiday season, this lethargy has communicated to the gardener, reluctant to work outside also few in my garden this season. Suddenly, the maintenance of the blog suffers, however, there is much to say over to the same period last year, the intense cold and early intervention has indeed caused the delay of some winter blooms.
This year, the hellebore (Helleborus Niger ) that had flourished just after Christmas last year still does not flower stem, hardly do we guess the buttons protruding from the stump. This alpine plant that needs the cold to bloom had apparently benefited from a bit of sweetness before the snow and heavy frosts of December 2009.
Jasmine winter it is also not flower, whereas last year he lit up the whole garden but the buttons have resisted the frost, they will open in favor of a gentler time:
Some flowering shrubs herald a promising for the months of January, February and March.
On the witch hazel, you can see flower buds:
Just as the fragrance so powerful chimonanthe:
Fruit Decorative milky cotoneaster were quickly devoured by birds, probably because food is lacking, oddly, they never touch the berries of nandina:
Mahonia Charity remains attractive in late December but this will soon end its flowering:
course there are also valuable winter heath (Erica darleyensis ) which will take until spring, mostly white and roses, earlier than the varieties with red flowers:
One quick glance at the garden was enough to escape the torpor of his gardener and his give an energy boost, a therapy to make easy work! © My Planet Garden
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