Well, it is the first of January and never have I seen so many flowers in my garden. I will share some of them with you as now I can with our lovely new site. First, one we expect
at this time of year - Hellebore argutifolius.. And now into the spring with Kerria japonica.
And now into summer with Iceberg roses.
Autumn with the berries on Iris foetissima.
Back to winter and the snowdrops are pushing their way up through the oak leaves.
Four seasons in one day!!! I have heard that time flies past when you get older but this beats the biscuit.
hi, i m living in south east ireland and have 'out of season' surprises in the garden , but the most delightful are the clump of pink and cream nicotiania flower heads bobbing around in the breeze, and have been since late summer .
Daffs out in Dorset, as well as hellebores and spring-flowered Cyclamen coum - and the usual mix of winter shrubs. We've also got the odd rose in bloom, together with Abutilon 'Suntense' and Salvia guaranitica, thanks to only one slightly dip below freezing a couple of weeks before Christmas. Oddly there is no sign of snowdrops yet!
Yes, I have noticed the snowdrops are keeping to their usual schedule - just a few peeping up here and there and I have thousands But the selfseeded annuals like Limanthes douglasii (poached egg plant) are well away. see photo taken on New Years Day.
New member - first blog. Keen amatuer gardender - learning fast!!
I have had roses and hellebores continually flowering for the past three months. I thought the cold and frost would get my echium but its still going strong outside - no flower yet though.
Flowers are out, yes - but I've just had my first ever asparagus shoot, about 8" long! Found it when I was cutting back old stems, so I just micro-waved it - and it was delicious.
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Thanks. a good idea, but it will take a lot of covering up.
I might cover a small area with whats to hand
Peter, see Ryan Lewis' blog on the New Allotment n the Guardian today.
One of our Camelia's is a mass of flowers, so I guess we can't expect any flowers for the coming season
Well, it is the first of January and never have I seen so many flowers in my garden. I will share some of them with you as now I can with our lovely new site. First, one we expect
at this time of year - Hellebore argutifolius.. And now into the spring with Kerria japonica.
And now into summer with Iceberg roses.
Autumn with the berries on Iris foetissima.
Back to winter and the snowdrops are pushing their way up through the oak leaves.
Four seasons in one day!!! I have heard that time flies past when you get older but this beats the biscuit.
hi, i m living in south east ireland and have 'out of season' surprises in the garden , but the most delightful are the clump of pink and cream nicotiania flower heads bobbing around in the breeze, and have been since late summer .
Daffs out in Dorset, as well as hellebores and spring-flowered Cyclamen coum - and the usual mix of winter shrubs. We've also got the odd rose in bloom, together with Abutilon 'Suntense' and Salvia guaranitica, thanks to only one slightly dip below freezing a couple of weeks before Christmas. Oddly there is no sign of snowdrops yet!
Yes, I have noticed the snowdrops are keeping to their usual schedule - just a few peeping up here and there and I have thousands But the selfseeded annuals like Limanthes douglasii (poached egg plant) are well away. see photo taken on New Years Day.
New member - first blog. Keen amatuer gardender - learning fast!!
I have had roses and hellebores continually flowering for the past three months. I thought the cold and frost would get my echium but its still going strong outside - no flower yet though.
Flowers are out, yes - but I've just had my first ever asparagus shoot, about 8" long! Found it when I was cutting back old stems, so I just micro-waved it - and it was delicious.
Wow, must go up and search my asparagus - what a treat, Frances.