Yesterday’s weather was so beautiful that I just had to get out and snap a few photos.  We have very few blooms in the garden at this time of year so any little bit of natural color is very welcome.  I’m also going to try to put together a calender of blooms so that you can refer back to it.  When those fantastic fall plant sales come up you can look back and say, when does that tree bloom again?  Ah ha!  Mid-April.  We’re handy like that.

This week I have Crocus, Primroses, Pansies, Witch Hazel, and the end portion of my Heath.  I also spied a few Vinca Vine blooms starting to show their faces.

To add winter interest to the garden look for plant material with interesting bark, textures and shapes.  To cheer up our wet rainy months we gaze at Paperbark Birch, Cryptomeria and variegated Boxwood.  In addition to that you could add Redtwig Dogwood, Coral Bark Maple, Yellowtwig Dogwood or a Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick (Contorted Filbert).  A winter garden need not be boring.

So we would like your help.  There is only so much that actually blooms in my garden.  I’m a textures kinda gardener.  What’s blooming in your garden this week, and where do you live?