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This is flagged, he describes himself as a Digital Marketer (whatever that is) in his profile so the photo is self-promotional.

As Hywel says, hyacinths only have short flowering time and that is now over for this year.

Plant them out in the garden where they will build the flowers for next year, and you will get to remember your Granddaughters present come 2026

They will flower later in 2026 than this year, more into Springtime, not for Christmas

A living room or lounge is not a good place for spring bulbs, even if there's no heat near the bulbs the surrounding air would be too warm and dry.
Hyacinths don't last long anyway in my experience so it may be their natural growth cycle. The leaves look all right so you could plant them in the garden and look forward to seeing them again next spring.

Thanks for all your supportive comments :)

Nice find Karen, the design looks like a spiders web.

Sounds like you're having such an adventure creating something new out of the old garden. I can't wait to see how it all progresses over time.

Love the look of Kentia Palms and the fact that they're relatively low maintenance compared to many other palms.

Welcome back to GoY, and good luck with your new garden.
I don't remember you ... what was your previous user name ?
I'm still here on and off.

I feel sorry for Bela and hope that medication will help her.

Highly likely Bb. Thats’s usually why they do this.

Oh poor Bella! I hope she gets used to her medication.
Years ago in Willow Cottage we had twin cats and it was such a game getting a tablet down them.
I hope she gets better soon Hywel.

It's looking great Karen! I didn't get so much wind here too, but do your pots stand up to any strong winds?

Haha!

Wow!

Yes, it’s a very long-lived plant. This one is still a baby. I think their life span is at least 200 years.

Every fall I cut 100 to 150 leaves off this plant. Since it’s an old and established plant it grows back very fast.

Looking fabulous! Love your little solar fountain.

Sorry to hear Bella is suffering with this condition. That's an expensive blood test!

It does sound as if she will improve significantly if she just takes her medicine. Best of luck with that. I know how tricky it can be to get any animal to take medication.

That's an old lady! I know how they can take over a space when they're mature and she's definitely mature!

Oh dear! Have you been paying far too much attention to that puzzle and not enough to Jessie?

Here in Townsville we've been experiencing a very hot and dry January this year. Our city has been running around 2 deg C above maximum temperature for the month. Now while that doesn't seem like much, over the course of a whole month it's a huge figure. The humidity has also been horrid, so most days it's been feeling like 40 deg C.

That made me smile Feverfew :-)

Sorry to hear about Bella, Hywel. Though our dogs never had that they did have to take medication every day for the last 3 or 4 years of their lives. I managed to get it down their throats but then it wasn't liquid but pills that I sometimes crushed & mixed in a little dog food for them. But it was often a fight to get them to swallow it so I often had to resort to holding their mouths closed till they swallowed it!

Vet bills are terribly expensive & our 5 little dogs ended up getting us into a lot of debt on the credit cards. At the time both my wife & I were working but my wife found an online animal pharmacy & the medicines became cheaper. Not until after their deaths did we manage after several years to get out of debt.

Lovely flowers, Andy! I've grown Begonias for years but never Cane Begonias.

Last year I got some 'Dragon Wings' Begonias & they grew very tall in 6" pots. So much so I cut them back 50% just before Christmas. They are now starting to flower again. But the curious thing with these Begonias is that they seem to need sunlight to colour up. The plants during the summer outside on the balcony were a very deep pink - almost red but in the kitchen, where they don't get direct sunlight, the flowers are just a wishy washy pale pink - almost white. :( Even the leaves lost their brilliant shiny green colour! :(

Thanks for telling us about Mr Kaja 7 I’m sorry you lost him too. :( As others have already said our pets become part of our family. We all miss our pets when they leave us! :(

Looks awesome!

Welcome back.

They don’t grow here, either.

Wow! That’s really hot! I hate when it gets hot like that here, too. Stay cool 😎

Bushbernie,

It’s very easy to grow like most Clerodendrum.

I had one in a pot and I used to keep it small and only brought it indoors when it flowered.

It loves a tropical to subtropical climate. It’s a very drought tolerant plant, also. I see many here that don’t receive any water and they very well all year in the landscape.

They are tough. If they don’t like the weather conditions, they will go dormant until their conditions improve.

Thanks for sharing with us. Went there years ago, I might find the climb a bit taxing now. Glad you made it without mishap, well worth the effort, Lovely views.

A great collection. Look forward to seeing them in the future, some are bound to thrive!

Sorry to hear of Bella’s diagnosis. I hope she does put on weight & continues to thrive on her medication. Some cats are very difficult about taking medication but you seem to have cracked it. With dogs also you put the dose into the pouch at side of the mouth. Vets bills are notoriously expensive but we pay up to keep our pets well & with us as long as possible. I never took out insurance for Jessie. Last bill about £700, for teeth extractions. Good luck to you both.

Thank you Stripes x

That's pretty x

It's all looking good Karen x

Isn't it maddening when pets protest at trying to give them something to make them better! I'm glad you succeeded, Hywel, and were persistent.

Thank you Meadowland ... no I haven't got insurance but I save money on my own for Bella.

Lovely to see your doves Janey. We have a pair that have started to visit us. They are so cute together. I hope that all the birds have kept safe with the awful winds we've had.
It's the garden birdwatch this weekend, so we'll be looking out into the garden and marking down what we see. Hope you didn't have any damage during the storm. Gerry banged a stake into the ground as a support for part of our fence.....got to get 2 new fence posts....

Yep, it was a hot morning. We were there at around 10.00 am and it was 37 deg C. We didn't last long and took off for the cafe by 10.30 or so.

Thank you Sheila XX.

Lovely photos of some wonderful exotics Bernie. Thanks for sharing.

It looks very hot! :)

Aw, thank you so much Penny. What generous comments. X

Nice display of your plants.

Oh that's sad Hywel..beautiful Bella...you'll become a dab hand at administering the medicine Hywel. Let's hope she progresses well.Do you have pet insurance?

Oh,that's exciting...thank youx

What an amazing cockatiel Klahanie, to know words and be able to sing in tune! I’ve just followed your link, and as you say, very sad for you and Andy.

Yes Janey, it’s definitely the time of year for lists! 🙂

Any day now, Julia!