Winter to Spring: Arnold’s Promise Blooms Brightly

After weeks of below-freezing temperatures, my backyard is lit up like Christmas, seemingly out of nowhere. Why? My Arnold’s Promise Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold’s Promise’) is blooming. We’ve had a brutal winter: several weeks below freezing, high winds, and an ice storm. Arnold’s Promise Witch Hazel pulls me out of the winter doldrums yearly. I took…