azalea

April 23, 2014 in Daily Beauty

photo by kristen bach

early spring

January 31, 2013 in The Country

I hate to tell all you northerners up there, but spring has sprung early down here. We have had such a mild winter so far that all the daffodils are up and blooming. I went out to the botanical garden to see what else was going on. Only camellias, daffodils, witch hazels, star magnolias, daphnes and hellebores, to say nothing of the winter jasmine! Here's a secret all southern gardeners know : you can have flowers 12 months of the year. here's a few specimen

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