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Wednesday, January 9
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Great to see new shoots again. I love hellebores, the colours are so varied but soft and "vintagey" looking I think! xx
ReplyDeleteIt's just a pity they hang their heads, Debbie and you can't appreciate them fully
DeleteI don't remember seeing quite so many signs of spring so early before, I hope the cold snap we're forecast doesn't harm everything.
ReplyDeleteI've just checked back on last years photos at this time, Jo and things are about the same except that buds were frosted. In fact I went back a few years and found similar. I think often our minds play tricks on us.
DeleteSue, these photos are great! It's amazing that spring is really knocking at your garden's door. What is the temperature in your city now? It looks that it's quite warm for a winter. What is the tree with those white hanging 'strings'?
ReplyDeleteAt the moment 9:30 it is 1.3C Dewberry. It was milder last week but generally our temperatures haven't been high. Last months average high was 13.1C and average low was -3.8C
DeleteThe plant with the catkins is a garrya.
Your blog makes my fingers itch for a spade or seeds. Unfortunately, here in Canada, we're swamped with snow, so no gardening at all! :( I hope for spring to come, but it's hard when winter is, technically, my favourite season! Ah, contradictions!!!
ReplyDeleteI love spring best, Tina
DeleteLovely photographs, I think my garden is still asleep.
ReplyDeleteYOu may be surprised if you poke around a little, Jo
DeleteYou can almost see them waking up and stretching… Thanks for joining us at Wordless Wednesday Bloggers! www.wordlesswednesdaybloggers.blogspot.com Be sure to sign up on our site to get an email notice when the next WWB is live.
ReplyDeleteI'll do that, Jennifer although I may not always have a suitable post
DeleteWhat are the plants with the droopy catkin-like things?
ReplyDeleteIt's a garrya, Mark. We had a huge one growing up a fence where the summerhouse is now. This one was a cutting that I trained into a tree shape It's now about 15' high. Unfortunately for the rest of the year it is quite boring although it is evergreen
DeleteThat's really beautiful! What tree is that? Hanging all over....
ReplyDeleteIt's a garrya Malar.
DeleteStunning garrya, do you grow anything through it to extend the season? Am envious of your hellebores, I seem to have inherited two, both sad specimens that I hope to revitalize by moving.
ReplyDeleteBeing trained as a tree shape, the garrya pops up behind another bush - spotted laurel I'm afraid - so sort of fades into the background in spring/summer
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