Tuesday 26 January 2016

Winter in the garden

 This was the sky at sunrise this morning and today has proved to be rather windy, with rubbish bins blowing over outside.  'Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning' indeed.
In the garden, the snowdrops are in flower and these started flowering in December.
 I think this variety came from my mum's garden.
 The winter flowering jasmine still has a few flowers in it, and you can see the leaves starting to grow.  It began flowering in December too.
The winter flowering honeysuckle is also still in bloom, and yes, this also started flowering in December, which is really early for this plant.  Normally, it doesn't start flowering until late January.
It really needs a bit of sun in order to release the beautiful lily of the valley fragrance.  Lots of bulbs are starting to show their leaves too and there are more snowdrops to look forward too.  I haven't spent that much time in the garden recently, but I have been making plans.  Lots of plants need to be re-potted...

4 comments:

  1. Dear Ellie,
    I have never looked at winter-flowering honeysuckle and jasmine. Do they have fragrance?

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    1. Thanks, Poirot.
      The Winter flowering jasmine (Jasminium nudiflorum) doesn't have fragrance, but the Winter flowering honeysuckle (Lonicera Fragrantissima) does (when the sun is shining) and smells a bit like lily of the valley - very lovely! Both shrubs are a bit straggly and untidy, but are worth it for their winter flowers.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. Beautiful to see your wonderful garden flowers, especially the beautiful snowdrops! xx

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    1. Thanks, Amy. I love to see the snowdrops as it means that Spring isn't too far away (well, a couple of months, perhaps). Snowdrops are one of my favourite flowers.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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