" I would like to live in the same soil as my ancestors, and walk under their trees, and do what they did, and think their thoughts. " - Elizabeth Lawrence. After 4 decades in Sweet Home Chicago I moved to North Carolina where my first Irish ancestor landed in the early 1700's. I'm an artist, garden designer and grandma blogging about my life in this " Southern part of Heaven " as Chapel HIll is called.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
December's Winter Gems
December in the Piedmont garden can still be quite lovely with such beauties as the above Camellia, the yellow blooms of Mahonia ( below ) and Edgeworthia.
Edgeworthia, aka the Chinese Paper Bush, is a very unique plant which fills the winter garden with its unique form and fragrance.
Perennials such as Artemisia and my late late blooming native aster ' raydon's favorite ' are still striking.
I still see bees buzzing around 'raydon's favorite ' ( above ) aster even in December when there's little left for them .
And lastly, the herbs that remain evergreen year-round are delightful-sage, rosemary, parsley, thyme and oregano.
In the vegetable garden I have savoy cabbage, kale, green onions, and spinach .
I love being able to garden year-round and I'm pleased to say that I have something blooming every month of the year.
Now on to the new year - 2020 !
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