Nothing much to contribute. The only thing with a bloom on is last years dregs, a chrysanthemum I didn't have the heart to chop down in the late autumn clear up.
I have very little out, mostly pansies and violas. But 1 knautia has a bedraggled flower! It's raining so all is a bit wet. There are some Tete a Tete and a grape hyacinth that son gave me for Christmas, a miserable looking primrose and some viburnam tinus buds. The short Nandina has red leaves and the tall one has red berries. There is a white hellebore out and the darker ones are in bud.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Weather like Pansyface's here, so just a quick dash out. Not looking very good though! a winter jasmine a few primrose (looking moth-eared)a few polyanthus (also looking a bit slugged) only a few florets of viburnum (Dawn) open but masses of buds. sweet box & skimmia (Rubella) also still in bud.
On the brighter side, my indoor cyclamen are looking superb and there are hundreds of bulbs poking their noses out, so plenty to look forward to.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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Mahonia
viburnum Tinus
a few snowdrops
primula
pink hellebore
cream hellebore
pink rose-one flower
iceberg rose- 3 flowers
other hellebores still in bud.
Well a short and sweet count here with
Viburnum tinus
polyanthus
winter flowering pansies
One or two flowers are clinging to the top of the Bowles mauve.
All the hellebores are still in tight bud but are promising a good show in a few weeks time. Lovely dunnock pic Fairy
Nothing much to contribute
. The only thing with a bloom on is last years dregs, a chrysanthemum I didn't have the heart to chop down in the late autumn clear up.
Lots of buds on other stuff though ?
I have very little out, mostly pansies and violas. But 1 knautia has a bedraggled flower! It's raining so all is a bit wet. There are some Tete a Tete and a grape hyacinth that son gave me for Christmas, a miserable looking primrose and some viburnam tinus buds. The short Nandina has red leaves and the tall one has red berries. There is a white hellebore out and the darker ones are in bud.
Lovely pics Lizzie - daffs already
Good job my new dressing gown has a hood☔️☔️☔️
More out there than expected - lovely to have a good look - note to self, should do it more often at this time of year.
Lithodora
aubretia
vinca
hammamelis
winter honeysuckle
mahonia soft caress
viburnum Dawn
native primrose
polyanthus
rosemary
sarcocca (?? Spelling - winter box)
hellebore double ellen purple
(that was a real surprise, tucked away in my plant creche)
** (and no flowers, but big fat buds on daphne, chanomeles and several more hellebores)
PS the chicklets have now disowned me as an official nutcase
Forgot the trough of Bellis
OR A WEATHER FRONT PANSY
Weather like Pansyface's here, so just a quick dash out. Not looking very good though!
a winter jasmine
a few primrose (looking moth-eared)a few polyanthus (also looking a bit slugged)
only a few florets of viburnum (Dawn) open but masses of buds.
sweet box & skimmia (Rubella) also still in bud.
On the brighter side, my indoor cyclamen are looking superb and there are hundreds of bulbs poking their noses out, so plenty to look forward to.
5 1/2 things flowering here in Wearside, mostly yellow.
virburnum tinus Lisarose
winter jasmine
mahonia either wintersun or charity, forgotten it's name
wallflower, the small flowered wild one
nonea lutea, seems to be ever-flowering
a spoon billed chrysanthemum is the 1/2 because it's not following the rules by flowering at this time
Weather has gloomed in now, I'd best stay cosy inside for the rest of the day
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