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The 2024 Garden Year

January 19, 2024 January Our year started with snow, ice and frigid temperatures in mid-January. Our temperatures stayed below freezing for almost a week. I think it was the most consistent cold that we've experienced since moving here. Fortunately, it was a dry snow so there wasn't too much damage. Once again, we almost lost the azara and I'm afraid there would have been some breakage if I had not kept knocking the ice off. February 14, 2024 February In past years, it seems that inclement weather seems to hit around Michael's birthday in mid-February. After the January snow and ice, this month was actually quite tame. Nothing exciting to report - mostly birdwatching . Early flowers like hellebores, cyclamen and crocus begin to bloom in mid month. March 3, 2024 March I got into a walking routine which I'm happy to report I am continuing this year. You get to the point where you feel guilty if you miss a day. I do miss days occasionally but I'm learning that ...
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Frosty Mornings



I think this was the fifth morning in a row that we've had a heavy frost. The lows have been getting down around 25, much lower than the local forecasters have been predicting. 

'Dublin Bay' (above and below) has a few blooms lingering...


And so has 'Tequila Sunrise'...



It has been a dry week but rain returns tonight.

Pennisetum 'Karley Rose'


Beauty Berry (Callicarpa 'Profusion')


Coralberry (Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Kolmcan' 'Candy')



Ferns

Lydia Broom (Genista lydia)


A Japanese Maple 'Bloodgood' leaf on the Hebe


Juniper 'Daub's Frosted', Barberry 'Rose Glow' and Clematis montana 'Freda'



Phlomis ‘Quilted Leaf’ (Jerusalem Sage)


Phormium 'Rainbow Queen'



Silver Lotus Clover (Hairy Canary Lotus Shrub) (Dorycnium hirsutum)


Euphorbia 'Miner's Merlot'






Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. Kris PetersonNovember 29, 2023 at 9:21 PM

    Even frozen in place, your garden contains a lot of beauty, Phillip. I love the beautyberry and coralberry shrubs. Do they hold up in repetitive frosts like those you've been dealing with?

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    1. Phillip OliverNovember 29, 2023 at 9:35 PM

      Kris, yes, they both hold onto the berries usually well into January.

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  2. JeanetteDecember 1, 2023 at 5:21 AM

    Beautiful photos!

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