As Busy as Gardeners in Winter

A Tangelo blooms in the Denver Botanic Gardens Orangery in winter.

Winter is busy, and not just for Colorado skiers. Gardeners are planning, dreaming and preparing; growers are tending indoor blooms; and propagators are starting plants to be ready for warm weather: busy! Evergreens are balancing photosynthesis and drought, orchids are delivering on the promise of color and beauty, and seeds are trying to intuit the fine line between germinating too soon and too late: busy! For some gardeners, winter means that their busy, short days can’t hold time to appreciate each bloom and everything that is happening.

You can’t always look ahead either.  It was pure chance that I saw this white Tangelo blossom on a snowy day.  (The Orangery at the Gardens looks lovely with the orchid showcase throughout.) 
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