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December
December is, for us, the lowest point in the gardening year.
Even the longest flowering of the late summer perennials have
finished, any tender plants have perished, almost all the autumn
colour has gone and there is, as yet, no sign of the snowdrops and
the promise of Spring. Nevertheless, there are still excellent
plants to enjoy and many evergreens, easily overlooked at other
times, come into their own.
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A young Liquidambar
styraciflua still holding its leaves just before
Christmas despite the sharp November frosts |
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Beautiful colour and
marking on the bark and buds of Acer grosseri var
hersii. |
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Weak winter sun on a selection of
evergreens outside the front window |
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A wider view. The West Somerset
railway runs through the trees on the far side of the valley
and it would have been nice if a steam train had been going
past at the time. |
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A beautiful Leucothe growing near the
front gate. Sadly a very slow grower. |
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