Nothing much here to speak of! Mostly Hellebores in all different colours, odd fuchsia hanging on, lots of pot marigolds, Wild primroses not out yet, lovely show of creeping buttercup!
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Very little here - pretty much as per normal Hellebore niger [they've been flowering since November] Native primulas [they flower on and off all year round] Mahonia [Winter Sun]
Other than that - Buds on the other Hellebores Buds on Sarcococca Buds on Iberis Sempervirens Tiny leaf buds on the alpina clematis [Constance] Berries on Gaultherias, the red Berberis and the evergreen Cotoneaster
Bulbs beginning to come out the ground a little bit. Snowdrops, crocus and daffs etc.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A few Bellis have survived the last frost and are standing straight and proud again Similarly, several bedding cyclamen My three white hellebore A small white heather Sarcococca- I love the scent too Primula veris Winter cherry Viburnum tinus Violas
The thing I look forward to most of all is the first snowdrop appearing.
Hellebore foetidus - still in bud. Hellebore Argutifolius - still in bud. Sarcaccoca. Smells heavenly. Another heavenly scented shrub - Viburnum bodnantense Dawn: Nothing else in flower except for this precocious cerinthe: And the plumes of one of the Miscanthus malpartus, just because:
Above the parapet: ivy, Helleborus foetidus, V. bodnantense.
Very low profile: primulas, red, yellow, white and purple, and a vinca.
Smirking smugly - winter jasmine. The glass lid of the cold frame is leaning against the wall, so it's nice and cosy!
Buds on sarcococca and snowdrop noses just beginning to show. Some cotoneaster berries left and some blackened rosehips. It will look better in a month or three
You all have quite a selection of lovely plants considering the date! I don't know if I am allowed to share my daughter's New Year flowers? I have temporarily (I hope) relocated for health reasons so miles from home at the moment.
I managed to get round most of her garden so here goes:- I am still rubbish at flowers but I got cyclamen and rose (with hip), not a Scooby what the other two are though, but I expect you all know
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
14, if you count the weeds (dandelion, daisy, herb robert)
Most surprising: Hesperis matronalis, Sweet Rocket - flowering non-stop since May; self-sown Bidens ferrulifolia, which I always thought was tender, but has also been flowering non-stop.
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Skimmia
Wallflowers
Violas
Salvia amistad
Primula vulgaris
Rosa Winchester Cathedral
Euphorbia martinii
Helleborus hybridus
Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus argutifolia
Mahonia media
Mahonia eurybracteata
Viburnum tinus
Heather
Rudbeckia herbstonne
Feverfew
Parahebe catarractae
Campanula port.......
Sarcococca confusa
Hebe unknown type
Salvia Nachvlinder
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Hellebore niger [they've been flowering since November]
Native primulas [they flower on and off all year round]
Mahonia [Winter Sun]
Other than that -
Buds on the other Hellebores
Buds on Sarcococca
Buds on Iberis Sempervirens
Tiny leaf buds on the alpina clematis [Constance]
Berries on Gaultherias, the red Berberis and the evergreen Cotoneaster
Bulbs beginning to come out the ground a little bit. Snowdrops, crocus and daffs etc.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A few Bellis have survived the last frost and are standing straight and proud again
Similarly, several bedding cyclamen
My three white hellebore
A small white heather
Sarcococca- I love the scent too
Primula veris
Winter cherry
Viburnum tinus
Violas
The thing I look forward to most of all is the first snowdrop appearing.
Hellebore foetidus - still in bud.
Hellebore Argutifolius - still in bud.
Sarcaccoca. Smells heavenly.
Another heavenly scented shrub - Viburnum bodnantense Dawn:
Nothing else in flower except for this precocious cerinthe:
And the plumes of one of the Miscanthus malpartus, just because:
I managed to get round most of her garden so here goes:-
I am still rubbish at flowers but I got cyclamen and rose (with hip), not a Scooby what the other two are though, but I expect you all know
14, if you count the weeds (dandelion, daisy, herb robert)
Most surprising: Hesperis matronalis, Sweet Rocket - flowering non-stop since May; self-sown Bidens ferrulifolia, which I always thought was tender, but has also been flowering non-stop.
Prettiest: Shungiko edible chrysanthemum - lovely cheerful yellow daisies.