January 3, 2007		Winter 2003/2004/2005/2006/2007 december 2003       december 2004 december 2005 december 2006   Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida'         Finding this site and seeing all these different plants, one may wonder where one can obtain these. The majority, if not all, can be obtained from web sites on line and a listing of these can be found under links e.g. for Hellebores what about Farmyard Nurseries. january 2004 january 2005 january 2006 january 2007   Helleborus argutifolius         february 2004       february 2005 february 2006 february 2007   Camellia 'Show Girl' (sasanqua x reticulata)         There is something flowering all through the year and provides welcome colour and often scent. It seems amazing that the bees work some of these plants when it is sunny often on apparently cold days although the ambient air temperature locally may be a lot higher. Daffodils and snowdrops are showing their leaves even in mid december. Tasks in the garden seem never ending, bramble growths need removing and the grass never stops growing! The bird feeders are being emptied almost daily. Now in February the largest pond is full of frog spawn after well over 100 frogs visited. The snowdrops are now at their best and Camellias and Rhododendrons are beginning to swell their buds ready to open.           "Experience is a name everyone gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde.