- On December 19, my husband Pieter took these sunny pictures from our Leatherleaf Mahonia Berberidaceae (barberry Family).
- We did receive this once as a little plant, from a dear friend in Atlanta, and it has thrived near our creek. A very nice ornamental evergreen shrub. Click on the above hyperlink for more info.
- Leatherleaf is a perfect name for this evergreen shrub!
- Zooming out to give you the total picture of the shrub...
- That was our Leatherleaf Mahonia Berberidaceae...
Very pretty - Mariette!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely to have some winter flowering shrubs in your garden - they brings so much pleasure.
hugs
Shane x
Oh what a treat to have flowering shrubs during December. As you know here our winters are snow filled (though not too much snow this year). These really are lovely... and you took them on the 19th (my BD). Thank you for sharing these photos, seeing your wonderful garden citizens .. is making me dream of spring when our gardens will spring to life.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your sweet comment on little Dolce. Stella is camera shy and very anti-doggie clothes :)... wishing you and Pieter a lovely day. xo Celia (HHL)
P.S. so happy you received your card and yes... we must have been sending them to each other at the same time..:) blessings, xo
Mariette...There is nothing alive in our yard or garden. The Oklahoma sun from last summer killed nearly everything when we had water rationing for lawn care. I'm so happy to see something living and thriving in your area. A blessing~
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Rebecca
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletewunderschön - wie immer.
Alles Liebe
Elisabeth
Ahhh, ce l'ho anch'io la Mahonia...ma non è bella come la tua!!!! Non preoccuparti per "il misto di lingue" nei commenti...capisco benissimo quello che mi scrivi e ti ringrazio per essere sempre presente...sei una buona amica!!!! Un abbraccio, Anna
ReplyDeleteDearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteOh, barberry,called Leatherleaf.
It sure is wonderful to have these in the flowering shrub in December♬♬♬
Thank you very much for the picture, I never knew this berry.
Love to you from east, xoxo Miyako*
The leaves on this beautiful plant looks like Holly!! Your photos are spectacular!!
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Marilyn
Dearest Mariette, This is such a beautiful and it does thrive in our humid climate.
ReplyDeleteThus far, the deer leave ours alone.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful specimen.
Love to you, Ginger
Wow Mariette,
ReplyDeleteIt's sooo beautiful, it kinda looks like a star to me ;)
Love your beautiful pic's sweetie...
xo~
Mari
That is a very pretty plant with its unusual bloom. Your garden has such a wide variety of plants that you always have something blooming and growing no matter the weather. Hope you are having a good week. Tammy
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Amei... um arbusto encantador com uma floração muito original.
Bom dia!
Beijinhos.
Brasil
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Wat een bijzonder mooie plant is dit!
ReplyDeleteLieve groet, Renny
Mooi hoor Mariette!
ReplyDeleteGeniet ervan!
Fijne dag!
Nicole
Een plant die je hier ook veel ziet.
ReplyDeleteOp de Stuersstraat stonden ze in de groenstrook. En hier staan ze aan de overkant van de straat!
Fijn weekend alvast.
Liefs nichtje Thea ♥
Hi Mariette,
ReplyDeleteThat is one good looking shrub.
xo,
Dee
Your Mahonia looks great. Don't you love seeing it bloom in Jan. and then it gets those lovely blue oval shaped berries on it? We have two and I like seeing them in winter. We also have a Daphne odora which is so fragrant. I need to see if it's blooming.
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Babs