Mahonia

On a grey and wet afternoon – a pot full of colour

Hydrangea flower gradually changing colour

This little Hebe is adding a splash of colour on a grey day

Winter flowering jasmine – Jasminum nudiflorum – brightens up dark corners at this time of year

A lone grape hyacinth sheltering from the rain . . .

Not a brilliant photo – but Knautia macedonica is still producing the odd flower or two

Viburnum flowers

Heathers are good for providing a pop of colour at this time of year – in a bed, or a pot, or to brighten up a dark corner by a fence.

A walk around Stonefield Park revealed lots of berries providing splashes of colour – even the black ones shone out in the rain and gloom.