Inside: Orchids in blush, white, and deep mauve, white Paper-white narcissus, red amaryllis, cream hellebore, ribbons, bows, bright reflective baubles, fragrant white and pink lilies adorn different rooms. And outside: pictured below a container filled with needled conifer with Daphne, rhododendron & winter-berries I see everytime I enter the sun room....
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Mid-December in New England our landscapes and gardens are more about form, structure, and texture than flowers. We can still create delight in our winter landscapes but no flowers. The plants that summered on the shady patio and then were moved indoors in mid- September to avoid the first hard frost to a holding area (just the other side of the glass...
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If you tire of the beautiful winter wonderland, look closely at your friend’s or your own indoor plants. P.S. Wondering what this plant is? Echeveria gibbiflora. My friend Marylyn–a horticultural diva– grew this succulent. It’s in the same family as the jade plant. “Echeveria gibbiflora ‘Carunculata’ is quite distinctive....
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