Fresh blooms of the season

first paperwhites of the season

What a relief to experience a somewhat normal winter here after the unusual warm weather last fall! With the cold temperatures and rain, I'm seeing normal plant growth for this time of year. Here are the first paperwhites of the season.

And the lavender hedge looks fresh and green with new buds.

Blue point juniper is producing berries!

This is the very first time the the blue point juniper tree is producing berries! The tree suddenly started to shoot up in height and width during the past year, the fourth year of drought. And now there are several berries on it. Maybe it's safe to assume that the tree is now mature.