Springed
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Springed
I know it's tempting fate, and the cold is still due shortly but I was out in the sun this afternoon enjoying the springy weather (with apologies to the drowned, but I live at the top of a hill, deal with it).
Narcissus Rijnveld's Early Sensation 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
The bulbs have started the season off. Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'.
Galanthus Reverend Hailstone 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Galanthus 'Reverend Hailstone'.
Narcissus Paperwhite Grandiflora 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Narcissus 'Paperwhite Grandiflora' (under cover with the Agave).
Galanthus Three Ships 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Galanthus 'Three Ships'.
Narcissus romieuxii Joy Bishop 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Narcissus romieuxii 'Joy Bishop' under cover.
Narcissus Rijnveld's Early Sensation 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
The bulbs have started the season off. Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'.
Galanthus Reverend Hailstone 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Galanthus 'Reverend Hailstone'.
Narcissus Paperwhite Grandiflora 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Narcissus 'Paperwhite Grandiflora' (under cover with the Agave).
Galanthus Three Ships 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Galanthus 'Three Ships'.
Narcissus romieuxii Joy Bishop 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Narcissus romieuxii 'Joy Bishop' under cover.
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Early flowering shrubs have started.
Camellia Glenn's Orbit 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Camellia 'Glenn's Orbit'. Surprised to see it so soon.
Fuchsia excorticata 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Fuchsia excorticata will carry on now until the first decent frost blackens all the buds.
Camellia Nobilissima 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Camellia Nobilissima suffers in cold weather but is looking good now.
Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
And Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' which is a bit of a cheat, because it has been going all winter, but it is cheering.
Camellia Fairy Blush 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Camellia 'Fairy Blush' , a seedling from C.lutchuensis, flowering under cover because it's still to small to put out in the garden.
Hamamelis Ruby Glow 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
And Hamamelis x intermedia 'Ruby Glow' looking its best.
Camellia Glenn's Orbit 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Camellia 'Glenn's Orbit'. Surprised to see it so soon.
Fuchsia excorticata 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Fuchsia excorticata will carry on now until the first decent frost blackens all the buds.
Camellia Nobilissima 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Camellia Nobilissima suffers in cold weather but is looking good now.
Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
And Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' which is a bit of a cheat, because it has been going all winter, but it is cheering.
Camellia Fairy Blush 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Camellia 'Fairy Blush' , a seedling from C.lutchuensis, flowering under cover because it's still to small to put out in the garden.
Hamamelis Ruby Glow 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
And Hamamelis x intermedia 'Ruby Glow' looking its best.
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Re: Springed
And some herbaceous things starting to perform:
Ipheion seedling 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Ipheion seedling that popped up in a pot.
Helleborus x hybridus Jade Star 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Helleborus x hybridus 'Jade Star'.
Primula vulgaris Double White 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Primula vulgaris Double White, a bit soil splashed after the downpour.
Helleborus x hybridus Golden Sunrise 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Helleborus x hybridus 'Golden Sunrise'.
Helleborus Walhero WALBERTONS ROSEMARY 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
And Helleborus 'Walhero'.
Ten inches of snow would slow things down, so I may pay a price for this early show.
Ipheion seedling 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Ipheion seedling that popped up in a pot.
Helleborus x hybridus Jade Star 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Helleborus x hybridus 'Jade Star'.
Primula vulgaris Double White 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Primula vulgaris Double White, a bit soil splashed after the downpour.
Helleborus x hybridus Golden Sunrise 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Helleborus x hybridus 'Golden Sunrise'.
Helleborus Walhero WALBERTONS ROSEMARY 100114 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
And Helleborus 'Walhero'.
Ten inches of snow would slow things down, so I may pay a price for this early show.
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How many miles away are you?! I have one camellia showing colour in the bud, I don't even have snowdrop or daff leaves never mind flowers! But you have prompted me to go and look as I am up to my ears in wall building and not paying the garden much attention at present.
Wonderful set of pictures by the way, :)
Wonderful set of pictures by the way, :)
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Wow nothing like that here at all - although I did notice that the verge daisies on the sunny roadsides locally are flowering already.
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I've got some dandelions in bud, but that's about it...except for the pelargoniums and bacopa from last year
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I would have thought it was three or four miles at least Charlie, spring will get to you eventually!
And I have to admit that I select cultivars carefully to get early flowers - 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation' should flower anywhere in the UK in January, it is quite unique. The snowdrops are both super-early cultivars. 'Three Ships' was named because it flowers in time for Christmas and well worth the fifteen quid. 'Show Girl' is my favourite Camellia - in a genus of named cultivars that can be a bit too much in March, it generally manages a few flowers for New Years day just when you need them. 'Nobilissima' and 'Glenn's Orbit' are both early and just taking advantage of the mild weather.
The Fuchsia is from New Zealand - there are half a dozen species there that flower in winter - and I still have plenty of flowers on 'Lechlade Magician' , a red and purple hybrid from F.excorticata. Unfortunately the buds will all be killed by frost.
I get flowers almost every year, but don't always have them for long.
I'm no great lover of winter, so I have abandoned it. I stick with late autumn until Christmas, spend a week cleaning up the Sarracenia, and then go straight into early spring in the New Year.
Hope the Chinese aren't made too envious by your wall, it looks like it will give you a great space to work with when it's done.
And I have to admit that I select cultivars carefully to get early flowers - 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation' should flower anywhere in the UK in January, it is quite unique. The snowdrops are both super-early cultivars. 'Three Ships' was named because it flowers in time for Christmas and well worth the fifteen quid. 'Show Girl' is my favourite Camellia - in a genus of named cultivars that can be a bit too much in March, it generally manages a few flowers for New Years day just when you need them. 'Nobilissima' and 'Glenn's Orbit' are both early and just taking advantage of the mild weather.
The Fuchsia is from New Zealand - there are half a dozen species there that flower in winter - and I still have plenty of flowers on 'Lechlade Magician' , a red and purple hybrid from F.excorticata. Unfortunately the buds will all be killed by frost.
I get flowers almost every year, but don't always have them for long.
I'm no great lover of winter, so I have abandoned it. I stick with late autumn until Christmas, spend a week cleaning up the Sarracenia, and then go straight into early spring in the New Year.
Hope the Chinese aren't made too envious by your wall, it looks like it will give you a great space to work with when it's done.
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Wow! I have nothing new in bloom, just the Salvias that have continued to bloom through the winter.
Thanks to a kindly soul (thanks Charlie) sending me F.excorticata my NZ Fuchsia collection is now complete. Here is a link for those interested to the NZ Fuchsia Society page on their natives.....................
http://nfsnz.orconhosting.net.nz/nzspecies.htm
My F.perscandens is loaded with buds at the moment.JohnJearrard wrote:
Fuchsia excorticata will carry on now until the first decent frost blackens all the buds.
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Thanks to a kindly soul (thanks Charlie) sending me F.excorticata my NZ Fuchsia collection is now complete. Here is a link for those interested to the NZ Fuchsia Society page on their natives.....................
http://nfsnz.orconhosting.net.nz/nzspecies.htm
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Still nothing of note outside but a couple of things in the conservatory caught my eye, first something just starting which should have started last September
sphaeralcea umbellata by charliepridham, on Flickr
And something that did start back in late August but still going well
tibouchina urvilleana003 by charliepridham, on Flickr
sphaeralcea umbellata by charliepridham, on Flickr
And something that did start back in late August but still going well
tibouchina urvilleana003 by charliepridham, on Flickr
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I was checking the pots of tender/tenderish bulbs in the shed for mice or squirrel damage (I lost all my Gloriosa tubers last winter) and the Pleiones are starting to shoot! Too damned mild by far.
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