clematis balearica
I know it is too soon to get excited, but this evergreen clematis is covered in silvery buds.
clematis balearica
And there are snowdrops beginning to open all over the garden.
Hopeful buds
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I am astonished to see that you have snowdrops beginning to open so early in the year.
Like the pictures.
Do it Hilary. Get excited. 🙂 –Curt
Here, the summer is on a revenge trip. A heatwave is moving in everywhere. Here in The Southern Highlands the nights bring a reprieve with cooler air. Only last week we had the heaters on.
We have to wait at least another 8 months for our snowdrops.
Where I’ve from the ground is still covered deep in snow so your photos were a warm welcome of what’s to come. Very pretty.
Our Jasmine is in flower and the Firecracker is opening fast. How I miss snowdrops and croci. Lucky you.
Thanks everyone for the world weather garden tour.
You have a green thumb! Or is it thumbs?! It’s mid-January and you have all this fun stuff growing around you… And the “clematis” thingie… Someone told me this thingie growing in my backyard is a clematis. Is it? http://www.flickr.com/photos/p47koji/11111356405/
Yes, clematis come in a thousand flavours, yours is a beautiful large flowered hybrid clematis. I am not very successful with these, as we have a dry sandy soil here.
How lovely on this cold, dark, wintry day in New York!