Little jewels....

 

The garden is wet and the weather is dull; 

we’ve had a huge amount of rain 

over the last few months.

Yet, taking a walk around, yesterday,

I felt quite upbeat. Small patches of red jewels, dotted around

here and there in containers, greeted me.

There was something joyful about the sight.

                  The name of this plant is Gaultheria and it’s well worth investing 

                  in a few of these cheeky, cheery plants.

                  A native plant of the U.S. it’s quite versatile but does prefer partial shade.

        

         And although these plants are a welcome sight at this time of the year, 

         they also produce white to pale pink flowers in the summer.

    

       Evergreen, hardy, easy...what more could you want as a garden staple?

 

     

     And, of course, they love containers!

     I’ve rather taken to them...hope you have too!