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[CLKD]

I love 'em but have never had success here.  Maybe look at the RHS web-site or the label in the pot?

[littleminnie]

Will look.  Lost the label.

[CLKD]

Or leave them and see what happens?  If it's a mild Winter they may well survive, perhaps they die right back like fuchsias?

[CLKD]

A pale lemon hellebore in flower
A dark magenta hellebore in flower
Snowdrops 2" tall - need to check those tomorrow to see how much they have grown
Other hellebore buds are healthy
Forsythia yellow against a fence
A small winter flowering honeysuckle flower tucked away out of the wind :-)
Sweet box in flower but I can't smell it 
 . Birds are singing

[littleminnie]

Bulbs are coming up

[CLKD]

Great ain't it!   Spending a few moments looking at the Earth at this times of year relaxes me   

[CLKD]

Yep. It's my Haven that's for sure.

2 aconites peeping up, now sulking. Do they know it's going to get colder?

Cleared up lots of leaves.  Filled bird feeders.  Several trips to the compost with kitchen/bathroom rubbish.  Paused for a cuppa, I have cuttings to plant ;-).

Where my 3 cats and 2 rabbits are resting there are snowdrops - those too seem to be sulking.  But it's a sign of Hope 

[CLKD]

Snowdrops  open 

[CLKD]

More hellebores in flower  including 1 that I transplanted in November.  Pure white.

Found 3 more aconites - I put in over 50 3-4 years ago and they disappeared 
Wall flowers are picky too even in pots 
Sunshine should encourage them 

[CLKD]

Despite using very hot water, a brush and tweezers this:

Phycomyces species, a pin mould, such as Phycomyces nitens

remains in two of the sunflower heart feeders 

Looks like a toupee 

[CLKD]

1 tiny 'geranium' in pale lilac in flower this morning, two Devon violets and more snowdrops up 

Nights are pulling out 

[Sparrow]

Anyone see Monty Don's American Gardens.  Excellent.

[CLKD]

I liked the 1st programme better than last night's.  I LOVED the cactus gardens :-).  But felt that in many things State-side, 'English'-type garden are OTT  .  Loved the Spanish moss although it's quite sinister  . 

Spent 2 whole days at Mum's: pulling out grass which was over-whelming the beds and found snowdrops and hyacinth  .  Cut back a couple of fuchsias.  DH pruned some apple trees.  I moved 8 hellebore plants that were covered in long grass, once I clear that bed we can keep it dug over.   Neighbour has taken the hellebores as she has a new garden.  Pressure-washed the path ways ......... both have Very Muddy Jeans  . 

[Lanzalover]

We've just got an Allotment I'm so excited 😆

Lanzalover x

[CLKD]

So am I  - what you going to grow?  Don't grow anything that you won't eat or make use of.  Waste of space.  Is it ready to take over or grubby?  Old carpet is good for weed suppression ;-)

Nights are pulling out - best time to start .........