Saturday, March 5, 2022

FROSTY FEBRUARY



"Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle ... a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream."- Barbara Winkler

This February was an unusually cold one here in central North Carolina, with many night-time lows below freezing.

Nevertheless, life goes on in the garden.  Even though I'm missing the cheerful blooms of my 'peggy clarke ' prunus mume  ( flowering Japanese apricot ) due to a severe pruning, I am enjoying the fragrance of the Chinese paperbush  ( Edgeworthia ) and it's beautiful yellow blooms, which are very long-lasting.




We had a very light dusting of snow with no major accumulations.  Below is a view of my back garden in its white dress.


Since I couldn't  garden I spent most of my time in my studio painting.  It took me two months to finish this very large painting titled ' Summer Afternoon .'




Absence the sight of beautiful flowers in bloom I am happy with the many shades of green in my garden-Chindo Viburnum, 'Little Gem ' magnolia, Japanese cypress,  'Summer gold ' Privet, Hellebores, Lorepetalum, Sedges, and  holly and camellias, to name a few.

Getting ready to welcome Spring.  Already planning to add more Spring bulbs this Fall-purple alliums to go with my yellow daffodils.






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