Garden Blooming Blog Day January 2011

"The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. "

 -Vince Lombardi

 

This close up of rosa 'Brigadoon' is like rainbow sherbet for the eyes

She's one of the taller roses.

Even at night, her petals are luminescent

The fuchsia at the front door is proving to be ever-blooming. Perhaps because this is such a convenient place to remember to pinch the blossoms back):-

With leaves unfurling like a flamenco skirt- ornamental cabbage doesn't need flowers to be decorative. 

We didn't get our cold spell until the first of the year- so the tangerines are late in coloring up. Here they hang sweet to pick and eat straight from the tree like these are juicy balls of candy.

To garden is the opportunity to battle for beauty.