Garden Pic Wednesday: Holly Tree Blossoms!

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Today's Garden Pic is a nice shot of my Oakland Holly Tree in bloom that even includes a little Honey Bee!
This was in Feburary. The Bees loved it.
Hopefully that will mean berries for the birds later on!
You can see the new pretty lighter color shoots of growth!



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