Listening to the radio on my drive to work this morning, I was shocked to hear the announcer say that we were already half way through December. How could this be? I'm so far behind in Christmas preparations that there must be a lot more time before Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day hosted on the fifteenth of every month by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. Only ten more days until Christmas?! Have you ever had that dream where you walk into a room to teach something or give a speech and you've nothing prepared? Had it not been for the radio reality check, GBBD might have completely slipped my mind this month. Because it was dark when I got home from work on Wednesday, I went out with a flashlight to find what's blooming in my garden this month. Despite freezing temperatures last week, some things are carrying on.
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I cheated and used this picture that I took earlier in the month as the ones I took of this fuchsia were too dark.
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Pachystachys lutea, aka Golden Shrimp Plant reminds me of blogging pal Jean who grows various Shrimp plants in her Georgia garden. The whitefly reminds me that I need to get out some soapy water or neem oil.
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Lonicera fragrantissima hasn't lost it's leaves yet but has started blooming. Crazy but the humming birds seem happy about it.
Arctostaphylos
Garrya not yet in full tassle.
Lo, how a rose e'er blooming, From tender stem hath sprung.
I wonder if, after the lows in the low twenties predicted for this week, this bud will ever open?
Quelle est cette odeur agréable?
Why, it's Viburnum × bodnantense ‘Dawn’ of course which has been blooming since October and will continue until June.
Camellia japonica
Another Camellia japonica.
Camellia sasanqua.
The first of the Hellebores is not yet open but will be soon.
I cheated and used this picture that I took earlier in the month as the ones I took of this fuchsia were too dark.
Meanwhile, in the greenhouse...
The blooms last so much longer in the cooler greenhouse than they do inside.
Pachystachys lutea, aka Golden Shrimp Plant reminds me of blogging pal Jean who grows various Shrimp plants in her Georgia garden. The whitefly reminds me that I need to get out some soapy water or neem oil.
One of the less hardy Abutilons enjoying winter in the greenhouse.
Thank you Carol for hosting! Happy GBBD all!