A late-flowering Mahonia that has survived the snow and ice - the soft focus was not intentional, I'm still experimenting with my Nikon macro lens...
When the snow and ice of late December had cleared, the first flowers I saw were these lovely golden bells of Mahonia. This is not my amazing huge Mahonia x media “Charity” that flowered early, but another variety.
A few of the Mahonia leaves have turned red...
While “Charity” now looks the worse for wear and I fear will provide few berries for the birds this year, the smaller one looks in good form, protected as it has been by the shelter of the house.
My Mahonia x media 'Charity' looks like it will not have any berries this year...
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