How often do you get to come across a garden in full bloom around this time of the year? While most of our plants take a break for the winter, our Camellia garden is at its colorful best now. Take a walk through to see the pretty flowers in a range of reds, pinks and whites.

Our Hellebore blooms are just starting to peep out. The Holly trees are filled with their characteristic red berries, the beech trees are still holding on to their fall colors and our lovely Egdeworthia chrysantha, commonly known as Paperbush, has its cream yellow flowers on display. Earlier this month, we spotted ice ribbons on our Frostweed (images below). The Verbesina virginica, known as Frostweed, Virginia Crownbeard and Iceplant, have dark green leaves and bright white flowers that usually bloom in late summer. However, they have a bloom of a different sort in the winter. The stems let out water that freezes into fascinating shapes to form ribbons of ice in the colder weather.

 

Woodlands in the news

We were really excited and proud to see our garden featured on the pages of the latest issue of the Horticulture Magazine! Check out the feature on our Champion Devil’s Walking Stick:

Garden Activity

While we will be trying to keep warm for the next couple of month, there is the winter clean-up that we have on our checklist for this season. We usually try to step out on the days we can spot a good bit of sun. So write in to ruby@woodlandsgarden.com if you would like to volunteer and join us in the garden. For more details about our volunteer opportunities, click here.