tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post1509069919210566514..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: January’s GBBD flowersHELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-40440723520972644542014-01-26T00:42:49.936+00:002014-01-26T00:42:49.936+00:00Thanks for visiting and welcome to my blog :-)Thanks for visiting and welcome to my blog :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-9028317596550036922014-01-22T22:33:09.549+00:002014-01-22T22:33:09.549+00:00Hi Alistair, I guess you will have to get used to ...Hi Alistair, I guess you will have to get used to seeing many plants in flower earlier than normal – or later than normal now that you have moved further south! <br />I am forever pushing the boundaries, my palms and oleanders are doing well so far in their first winter :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-84456258866020157552014-01-22T20:28:15.306+00:002014-01-22T20:28:15.306+00:00Hi, and welcome to my blog! We don’t use the USDA ...Hi, and welcome to my blog! We don’t use the USDA hardy zone system over here in Britain, but London would be zone 9 so no wonder you feel you are months behind – our winter is very different to yours! I have had one night of frost so far this winter, but dipping just below zero for a few hours one night is not really counting for much.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-60027395128502822652014-01-22T20:27:59.107+00:002014-01-22T20:27:59.107+00:00I am afraid I have been a bit like a kid in a swee...I am afraid I have been a bit like a kid in a sweetshop when buying plants for my garden – one of that, one of that one of that and so on, it’s just that I like most plants and want them all! The result is a great variety :-)<br />My garden is always filled with flowers and I love the fact that I can be outside any time of year as long as it doesn’t rain too much.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-78625446766469681502014-01-22T20:27:45.692+00:002014-01-22T20:27:45.692+00:00Thanks, the relatively milder weather is continuin...Thanks, the relatively milder weather is continuing, no frost in my garden for the next 10 days so it seems my fuchsias are going to survive into February.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-11931601429653178622014-01-22T11:07:25.242+00:002014-01-22T11:07:25.242+00:00Helene
What a marvellous range of plants to be blo...Helene<br />What a marvellous range of plants to be blooming in your garden in January. On a walkabout in my new neighbourhood yesterday I spotted Cyclamen in full bloom, not a sight I would have been likely to see in Aberdeen. In my own garden I see the blue flowers of a variegated Vinca have just opened. Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-72723879991844543652014-01-22T02:58:22.247+00:002014-01-22T02:58:22.247+00:00Love love your collections of hellebore, fuchsia a...Love love your collections of hellebore, fuchsia and primulas! We are months behind you on these type of blooms here US zone 5. Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591367588731031323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-76242802779625672722014-01-21T21:57:53.754+00:002014-01-21T21:57:53.754+00:00Whenever you do a bloom day post, I am always amaz...Whenever you do a bloom day post, I am always amazed at the great variety of plants you have in your garden, and all so beautiful too. The header with my two favorite plants is lovely too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-78415110067619669892014-01-21T16:47:32.328+00:002014-01-21T16:47:32.328+00:00So much colour and variety in your garden Helene- ...So much colour and variety in your garden Helene- wonderful! And I picked a tiny slug off my primrose flowers yesterday- clearly a favourite treat for them!e17jlhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364226741866390432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-45741537430058310812014-01-21T13:59:20.238+00:002014-01-21T13:59:20.238+00:00Hi, I am not sure where you found your information...Hi, I am not sure where you found your information regarding Sarcococca, but there are many different varieties and most of them can happily grow down to hardy zone 5 and some even zone 4. If you go to your local garden centre or nursery and ask for it now, as they are in season right now, I am sure they will give you good advice. <br /><br />As for the Primulas, as I said in my post, I tried deadheading and de-leafing my other varieties of primroses – but had no luck, only the Primula vulgaris have responded so well to this treatment. Good luck, hope you find a Sarcococca, they are gorgeous!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-27499484456855737172014-01-21T13:16:14.811+00:002014-01-21T13:16:14.811+00:00I think I need to move to London or Scotland. Both...I think I need to move to London or Scotland. Both you and Angie's Garden showcased all the flowers. Such situation is not imaginable here in the US. I don't think even Florida or California have such outdoor blooms right now!! I looked up Sarcococca confusa but it is only hardy in zone 8 to 10. No chance it will survive here in zone 6 :-(. What absolutely lovely blooms. Thanks for that great tip about Primula. I will try on mines and see if they also continuously bloom at least till frost time. KLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737654325235566310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-43872794662790510062014-01-20T09:15:15.404+00:002014-01-20T09:15:15.404+00:00I am going to wait and let them do their own thing...I am going to wait and let them do their own thing. To cut back now means that I will be going into sap bearing wood which will leave them more vulnerable to any cold weather to come, better to remove any damaged wood in one go when I prune later on. This year is unusual because normally we would be waiting for the sap to rise and pruning at the first signs of growth. Incidently I was not very clear, these are actually new flower buds that have appeared which I have never seen before at this time of year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-70756946257542191272014-01-19T23:21:10.714+00:002014-01-19T23:21:10.714+00:00Thanks Rick, today I noticed one of my potted peon...Thanks Rick, today I noticed one of my potted peonies on its way up…all my roses have new buds, I don’t really know whether to just chop them all down 3 weeks earlier than normal, or wait. Not sure if it will make a difference to wait, we are not expecting any severe cold weather anyway the next 2 weeks so might just get on with it!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-39021702209349803502014-01-19T23:21:01.701+00:002014-01-19T23:21:01.701+00:00I really like Velvet Crush too, and I think they a...I really like Velvet Crush too, and I think they are much hardier than the label says, if you can get hold of them just give them a go, and in any case you can grow them as annuals, mine were tiny, tiny seedlings, about 1 inch tall when I bought them last spring. I took cuttings last autumn, they are also outside, doing a lot better than the tray of cuttings I took inside and put in my spare bedroom – they have all died! Oh, well, let’s hope February will be just as mild so my cuttings will survive :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-81485408869246707392014-01-19T19:51:02.639+00:002014-01-19T19:51:02.639+00:00Great pictures of the pansies Helene. This winter ...Great pictures of the pansies Helene. This winter is getting crazier, I noticed some new buds on my 'Zéphirine Drouhin' rose this morning! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-26705100378741425082014-01-19T17:08:37.503+00:002014-01-19T17:08:37.503+00:00You have so much going on in your garden! Mine is ...You have so much going on in your garden! Mine is a big brown dormant blob of blah. Even my bulbs are still asleep. Velvet Crush is incredible! I really wish I could grow them here. Thanks so much for your kind comment on my last post. Gardening is the best prevention for insanity that I know of. Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-72069195963331060072014-01-19T13:43:06.267+00:002014-01-19T13:43:06.267+00:00Thank you, I like the label 'eye-candy', h...Thank you, I like the label 'eye-candy', happy with that!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-28124229995822481582014-01-19T13:41:57.662+00:002014-01-19T13:41:57.662+00:00Hi, and welcome to my blog! I have been photograph...Hi, and welcome to my blog! I have been photographing and taking videos since I started this garden and it’s nice to look back at the transformation – all the hard work has actually mounted to something :-) And I have been doing Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day every month for the last 2 years, it gives me a great record to compare year by year. The years go by so quickly…..can’t believe I have had this garden for 12 years now!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-35107383609036632472014-01-19T13:17:03.016+00:002014-01-19T13:17:03.016+00:00Your range of fuhsias is so lovely. I'm only v...Your range of fuhsias is so lovely. I'm only very well acquainted with the purple and pink variety. Your pansies are stunners,besides the Skimmia japonica, Helleborus and Viburnum 'Farreri' . To summarise, your garden provides plenty of eye-candy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083409767851425580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-57094628806429254672014-01-19T10:05:44.239+00:002014-01-19T10:05:44.239+00:00I've just watched your video of your garden ch...I've just watched your video of your garden changes over the last decade, fantastic! I need to keep a record of my own so that I can do something like that in 10 years, so interesting (mine is only 2 years old so far).DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-48787149110644297972014-01-16T22:10:09.085+00:002014-01-16T22:10:09.085+00:00Thanks Nadezda, I do feel fortunate to live and ga...Thanks Nadezda, I do feel fortunate to live and garden here in London. Winter isn’t over yet, we have another 6 weeks to get through, but for every week without frost my spring bulbs get closer and closer to flowering :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-63158967333023708242014-01-16T22:09:58.568+00:002014-01-16T22:09:58.568+00:00Thanks Astrid, it is always a pleasure to have you...Thanks Astrid, it is always a pleasure to have you visiting :-)<br />I am planning to add some more winter flowering plants so next year there will hopefully be some new photos!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-59888427927345560812014-01-16T15:32:55.803+00:002014-01-16T15:32:55.803+00:00It's a pleasure to see your flowering garden, ...It's a pleasure to see your flowering garden, Helene. Here is mostly white and grey colors outdoors. And you live between such wonderful blooms, lovely fuchsias, primulas, hellebore!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-46797685999052988292014-01-16T14:53:54.887+00:002014-01-16T14:53:54.887+00:00Hi Helene
Those fuchsias! those primroses! that Qu...Hi Helene<br />Those fuchsias! those primroses! that Quince! Wow wow wow!! I don't care if the garden is very similar to other years - it's always so beautiful. And sooooo far ahead of us Southern Ontario gardeners………such a pleasure to see your excellent photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-418283280769126392014-01-15T23:32:11.183+00:002014-01-15T23:32:11.183+00:00I can’t seem to find your blog to visit you back, ...I can’t seem to find your blog to visit you back, if you have one, please leave the address for it here so I can pay you a visit :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.com