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<\/a><\/p>\nHolly stays green all winter. This is part of a line of lady holly plants we put in 4 or 5 years ago. They have lived a barren and lonely existence up till now. See – all green with no bright red berries? They have been spinsters, with no male holly bush to flirt with. I finally got them a boyfriend last fall, so they should be much happier now. They are right in front of the house though, so I hope the neighbors don’t talk. There is a lot of green, here along the steps to the back yard. We have lots of vinca because it grows well on banks and eventually chokes out weeds. But wait – what is that? An amazing, brave little vinca flower! It looks sunny I know, but it was all of 12 degrees when I took these pictures. Vinca are early bloomers but this is ambitious, even for them. These lilac leaf buds are a little more shy though – it will be quite awhile until we see what is in there. And this morning, the whole shootin match is buried in snow and ice again. Still – it is<\/strong><\/em> the 1st of February…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A little sign of hope. A reason to go on. Support for the belief that at some point in the not-too-distant future, winter will go and spring will get here. A bit premature I will allow. Especially here in upstate … Continue reading <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n