Winter-flowering Heather – Photo Wednesday

What a cheerful thing it is, to look at winter-flowering heathers!

Winter-flowering Heather in February, coastal BC. Photo © Andrée FredetteThere they are, in the grey landscape, hinting that there is hope, that soon the sun will shine for more hours every day… not to worry.

And of course, there is a great deal of greenery pushing up, under the leaf litter, making its way to the light. The winter has been very mild, so far. I will have to don my gloves and get out there for a bit of garden cleaning.