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Phormium 'Wings of Gold', Eucalyptus neglecta,
Miscanthus 'Little Miss' |
Everybody is talking about our weather... or rather, the lack of weather. It is lovely this week and the prediction for the entire week - sun, no rain, and temperatures in the 50s.
I am cautiously waiting for the other shoe to drop, but until then, I'm cleaning, transplanting, and lining up projects.
Today, I saw snowdrops blooming...
There are other flowers if you look closely. The manzanitas are wonderful early-blooming shrubs. 'Sunset', at our driveway entrance, has put on a lot of growth. I have a difficult time photographing the flowers, but they are there...
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| Arctostaphylos 'Sunset' |
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| Hebe 'Imposter', Pieris 'Little Heath', Skimmia |
So far, I think we've had two nights just below freezing. This semi-evergreen tree is Sycoparrotia semidecidua, a cross between Chinese fighazel (Sycopsis sinensis) and Parrotia persica, was already defoliated this time last year. Today, lots of leaves left and gleaming with backlighting from the sunshine -
Other winter interest -
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Asian Jasmine (Trachelospermum
'Ogon Nishiki') |
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