Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - Full of Promise.

Our record breaking freezing temperatures have finally gone, and while it's still very cold it's so nice to not see everything frozen. I was very concerned that many plants wouldn't survive the weather, but amazed as I went outside to see that many of those plants were tougher than I thought. The Hellebores and Pansies are already lifting themselves up off the ground. Many plants have buds that continued to swell despite the cold temperatures. Primroses still have buds on them and don't look like they were damaged by the cold.
Instead of being depressed over the roses and fuchsias and other flowers that were frozen in their tracks, I felt really happy about what was still there and not that far from blooming. I even managed to find a couple of blooms. So while not the showiest of months, the December garden pulled through with a couple of flowers to make 12 months in a row of blooms outside!

Daphne x transatlantica 'Summer Ice' has quite a few flowers still on it, and a good amount of buds as well. This has been blooming since April!

A lone Pansy bloom. As you can see every other flower in the two window boxes were killed from the freeze, this one is standing proudly .

Inside Paperwhites are still blooming.

Another African Violet has begun to bloom too. It's amazing how easily they grow if I remember to water and fertilize them. In the past I've usually forgotten to water them until it was too late.

Sarcococcas and Hellebores aren't far off from blooming. I'm pretty sure that they'll both be ready for January's Bloom Day. Indoors the Lemon tree is getting more and more flower buds, and many are close to blooming, can't wait to smell them.
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is hosted the 15th of every month by Carol of May Dreams Gardens. Visit her to see what she's got blooming as well as what other gardeners from all over the world have.