This shrub goes back a long way, but I’m not sure how long ago I added it or from where it was purchased or gifted. I remember planting it next to the Forsythia, knowing that they would bloom about the same time and given their yellow tones, that they might not clash together as they loudly heralded spring.

Here is the plant today in bloom. The clash that I’ve created is less to do with color and more to do with style. The Corylopsis has a more gentle presence, much more subtle. It is lovely in bloom and the leaves are impressively textured and turn some interesting colors in autumn.

I have no 2020 plans for this plant. It just does what it does and the more I leave it alone, the better it seems to like it.