Sometimes I think I must wear blinders when I am in the garden. It seems like the only explanation for walking, almost every day, past a thirty foot holly and not noticing it! The large tree has been limbed up to about six foot, and it is the first in a line of eight mature trees that border the fenced-in swimming pool area. The other side of the trees is a path that I walk down to hang laundry, take compost clippings and tend the vegetable garden. The other trees are glossy southern laurels and one magnificent cherry laurel ends the line. The holly that I missed is at the starting end of the line.
It really grabbed my attention big time yesterday when I noticed that it is literally covered with masses of red berries. This is our third winter here, so it is reasonable to assume it had berries in previous years, but for some odd reason I didn’t notice. Gardens really are a source of constant amazement.
The Berries on my Holly Tree
Somehow trees slip below our radar unless they do something spectacular (like your berries). They are always in the background and I for one don’t always give them the attention they deserve.
It is so easy to miss something in the garden. Your holly tree sounds like a lovely surprise just in time for winter.