The flower heads of the tall flower meadow have turned to a white fluff, ready for a ride on the blizzard winds. The look of winter is here.
The baby Japanese Maple I rescued as a tiny seedling hangs on. The dip into the low 20's last night doesn't look to have curled its leaves. No that is not fall color. Its new growth comes out red which has and has not faded to a mottled green in the past. Or maybe that is its fall color.
The baby camellia's half opened flower was also unfazed by the morning low of 24. Mind you this first taste of winter comes and goes quickly. These lows don't last long right now. I will be most pleased if the two camellias make themselves at home here and shift to a slightly earlier bloom time. They would make great evergreen shrubs and wonderful bloom season extenders, that white flower a hint of what is to come. Time will tell if they have what it takes to live high on the low spot of a North Carolina mountain top.
Enter winter and the creation slowly comes into view.
The focus of what I see has changed. Now is when thoughts of bone structure begin to dominate.
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I have some bulb planting to do. Also, you have encouraged me to try some camellias. Maybe I will go back and try some more rhododendrons and azaleas. What I really need is some more time. I did get my little angel wing trumpet covered with straw before the freeze. Our low on this side of the mountain has only been 27.
Winter certainly showed up early on your mountain. I am not ready to say goodbye to autumn....I've even covered a few plants to keep the blooms. Soon we will have the brown and gray months. gail ps word verification turns out to be gray!
Dianne I just came in from bulb planting. From the pictures of your place you look much lower in elevation which will help camellia chances. Still be sure to get the new cold hardy ones. You can google cold hardy camellias and get a lot of the cultivar names. Ther's never enough time.
Gail winter up here comes earlier and lingers longer. Go up another 1000 feet and add at least two more weeks of winter.
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