Something dramatic for the new year. A bush in the garden has been nothing but a bush for quite some time. One that I water around to catch the flowering things we planted two months ago. Then, without warning, possibly because it rained last week, the bush transformed itself into a magnificent hibiscus. In one flowering moment it went from drab green to extraordinary. Red flowers bloomed all over it, seemingly at once. Yesterday there was nothing. Today it dominates the garden. Even the Calla Lilies are finding it difficult to compete. Perhaps in tropical zones this is an ordinary flower — imagine that — but here it is absolutely breathtaking.