![What's Blooming Now Banner - Winter](https://redbuttegarden.org/media/images/whats-blooming-now-winter_TTMc0Ti.max-1280x500.jpg)
Dear Winter
Submitted: Jan. 20, 2024, 12:18 p.m.
Dear Winter, I'm okay if you stay. As long as you keep the Garden covered in snow, you may stay as long as you'd like.
![Sorbus-alnifolia-Winter-Fruits-KAK24](https://redbuttegarden.org/media/images/Sorbus-alnifolia-Winter-Fruits-KAK24.max-1000x800.jpg)
Korean Mountain Ash (Sorbus alnifolia)
I have been trying to take a good photo of this fruit for years. Well done to our volunteer photographer Kaitlyn who succeeded and whose photos are featured in this blog episode.
![Viburnum-opulus-'Xanthocarpum'-Winter-Buds-KAK24](https://redbuttegarden.org/media/images/Viburnum-opulus-Xanthocarpum-Winter-Buds-KA.max-1000x800.jpg)
European Cranberrybush Viburnum (Viburnum opulus 'Xanthocarpum')
I like your green buds! They are waiting for spring to burst.
![Berberis-thunbergii-'Rose-Glow'-Fruits-Winter-KAK24](https://redbuttegarden.org/media/images/Berberis-thunbergii-Rose-Glow-Fruits-Winter.max-1000x800.jpg)
Rose Glow Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow')
Always a stunning contrast between Barberry fruit and snow.
![Picea-abies-'Arocona'-Winter-Seed-Cones-KAK24](https://redbuttegarden.org/media/images/Picea-abies-Arocona-Winter-Seed-Cones-KAK24.max-1000x800.jpg)
Norway Spruce (Picea abies 'Acrocona')
Cones think it's all about them in the Winter...
Okay...Maybe it is.
![Malus-'Prairifire'-Winter-Fruits-KAK24](https://redbuttegarden.org/media/images/Malus-Prairifire-Winter-Fruits-KAK24.max-1000x800.jpg)
Prairiefire Crabapple (Malus 'Prairiefire')
After a snowfall, I dare you to resist snapping a photo of this eye catching fruit.
-
Winter, thanks for all the beautiful snow and stunning scenery. Keep it coming.
Sincerely, A fan of Winter in the Garden
-
Let these photos lure you to the Garden to see Winter in its prime.
Photos by, Kaitlyn Kotar