Arthur in the Garden!

I rolled out of bed about nine-ish to let Gus out and saw this:

It is the third snow this winter. Although, temps have reached a low of 18f, I am hoping the Basjoo bananas have not frozen to the ground.

The Prunus mume ‘kobai” were blooming but low temps damaged their blooms. They have a wonderful and spicy fragrance each February.

Snow is always an unusual combination with the dwarf palmetto palms.

The entire neighborhood is white.

And Cup A Joe is always pack on a snow day!

But the other day my Fiat odometer hit a very auspicious number – all eights!

So… What to do on a snow day?

It’s around 52f today but sunny with a bright blue sky! It’s a great day for yard work!

The garden centers seem desperate for business so you can find some greats deals! I took the opportunity to add to my hellebore collection!

I purchased a Josef Lemper and a Merlin to add to my collection!

I have been building my collection along the front walk for ten years and the oldest plants are large and reseeding.The new hybrids seem to reseed prolifically!

It will be interesting to see what colors the flowers will be as this clump has a parent which is pink!

Of course, Gus enjoys the sun and is very content to chew limbs which fall from the trees on this very windy day!

Warm days like this remind me that we only have about a month of winter here in the Piedmont of North Carolina!

The spring bulbs are reminding me, too!

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