The Edgeworthia bush has perfumed the yard for weeks. Its dangling blooms are now poofy like pompoms.
This paperbush has been a joy and goes great with all the happy daffodils.
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Perfumed Pompoms
Chinese Paper Bush
The Decorated Stick
Sometimes I think nothing is going on around here
and then I look and realize I have been missing things.
My expensive stick ( Edgeworthia / Chinese Paper Bush) that turned into a lovely shrub over the summer has become a decorated stick.
Its leaves have dropped to reveal silky white buds hanging down like holiday baubles.
These glow in the morning sunshine.
Things happen in the garden year-round in the south.
You just have to pay close attention to notice.
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Stick to Shrub
Back in March I posted about a stick I purchased from a local nursery.
https://floweralley.org/2019/03/22/the-expensive-stick/
Mr. Flower saw it as an expensive stick, but I saw more.
I saw lush green leaves covered with dew drops.
I saw speckled bark the color of cinnamon.
I saw white tight buds that will turn into yellow chandeliers in winter.
My visions have come to fruition.
This is what brings me joy.
My Edgeworthia / Chinese Paper Bush a treasure.
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