"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.
