Here’s a little bouquet I picked from the garden yesterday: http://www.jimmckenney.com/jan%20bouquet.htm It also paints a false picture of our winters: it isn't often that the first week of January (when these were picked) offers such a variety of bloom here in zone 7 Montgomery County, Maryland. Shown here are Iris unguicularis, Jamsinum nudiflorum, Helleborus foetidus (and a garden hellebore in bud), Chimonanthus praecox 'Luteus', Hamamelis 'Jelena', H. 'Feuerzauber', Galanthus elwesii and foliage of Arum italicum, Hedera helix, Sarcococca humilis and Danaë racemosa. Camellia japonica is also opening its first blossom, and lots of other items are budded and ready to go in the cold frames. I've got my eye on several groups of the little white-flowered hoop petticoat daffodils which are in advanced bud. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/