Here are two living things with a good thick skin. The Viburnum has an amazing leaf, well name leatherleaf. The hippos are well protected with their thick skin. You know the old saying, when someone is thick-skinned they are not easily offended. In nature that means not offended by weather, insects and disease. It’s not easy … Continue reading The Secrets of a Good Thick Skin
Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ is a plant with a promise. A promise that spring will come and flowers will bloom. A promise that there is a sun behind the cloudy winter skies. A promise of color in the December drizzle. Dawn viburnum throws out it’s flowers in the winter, before the veined deciduous leaves appear. Green all summer, the leaves turn a bronzy red in … Continue reading Dawn Viburnum
One of the best blues in the plant world is the berry of David’s viburnum. It sparkles like a distant northern star in the winter garden. Dawn viburnum is just peeking out in shades of pale pink, petals before foliage on this plant. Continue reading Viburnum in December
