A cold, bare-ish terrace in winter sun today. The climbing Iceberg still has green if black-spotted leaves, and the Liriope "Pee Dee Ingot" bought from Jim Glover a couple of years ago has proven evergreen, or evergold, and all the roses show shoots. It's too early to prune them: I'll wait for March. It's a terrace of potential, where early catnip leaves open like tiny grey rabbits' paws under the dead brittle stalks, and the bronze baby fennel still shows signs of feathery life.
How many flowers will Abraham Derby bear this year? This very, very different year.
Happy home-coming! Must be great to be among familiar 'faces' (shoots, and fur?) again.
ReplyDeleteGoodness - shoots on the roses already - is it similar in SA - pruning in very late winter?
we've had a lovely cool, drizzly respite from the heat. Going up Orange kloof tomorrow.
Yes, it's good to see the shoots and the fur.
ReplyDeleteYes, late-late winter/early spring pruning. It's possible these shoots will be be burned by the cold yet...
Wish I were going with you.