Winter
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December flowers are a quiet miracle. Hellebores push buds before Christmas in zones 6 and warmer. Camellias carry on through hard frosts in the Southeast. Winter jasmine covers fences with small yellow flowers on bare green stems. Paperwhites bloom indoors on a windowsill with nothing but water and gravel. The garden in December rewards a different kind of attention: closer, slower, more appreciative of anything bold enough to bloom.