Winter in the Garden

Huge thanks to everyone who helped me celebrate yesterday's milestone. Think I got into top 100 on Popular ..... big news for me ;-)

More winter sunshine today and just as cold as yesterday when the flowers needed a bit of indoor warmth to give their best. Today's winter shrubs are just as nature intended, lit from behind by the low winter sun.

In flower is Chimonanthus praecox, Yellow Wintersweet.  The leaves and catkins are from Garrya ellptica, the Silk Tassel Bush.  Wish I could send you a sniff of the scent from the wintersweet.