My orchids aren’t the only thing in bloom. I was opening my bedroom curtains on Friday and I looked down in the garden and saw a burst of pink at the edge of the yard. I had to go out to check…
Man those roses are tough! That’s Prairie Princess adn there were actually 3 blooms on it (though this was the best).
But Bolero, Navy Lady and New Dawn all have viable buds still. This is definitely the latest I’ve ever had roses!
There were even a few Johnny Jump Ups hugging close to the ground by the front porch.
But at this time of the year, most of the colour in the yard comes from berries. The holly are the obvious show stopper.
But the Burning Bush has some nice little ones too.
Out back, hiding among the willow we have some Pokeberries. They are poisonous to mammals, but the birds can eat them. When we moved here, there was quite a bit of Pokeberry in the yard. I pulled up most of it, but it still shows up in the corners now and again.
And these guys think that just grand!
Wandering Cat Studio 
We definitely have no flowers at all. Just 8 inches of snow. That cardinal is gorgeous. You should sell your pictures to nature magazines.
Blessings,
Betsy
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What a gorgeous color for a rose! I dyed yarn with some pokeberries once. What a mess but they did make a beautiful color.
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Pokeberries seem to be very tenacious; our neighbor pulls out a huge bush of it every year, and it comes back up again.
Lovely cardinal image, and those roses as so beautiful.
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I LOVE the berries of winter. Holly and winterberry are my favorites and I have neither in my yard. We tried winterberry along the fence, but they didn’t make it. It might have something to do with the black walnut roots.
I just have to enjoy the ones over at the university. They have the BEST group of red berry bushes.
Enjoy — winter definitely has its own beauty.
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What fun to have roses this time of year!!
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What a bonus to have roses this time of year!
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