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Lovely Christmas tree Karen. I've had a tree in a pot for four years and it's grown well. I've just put it in the front garden with tinsel around it.
I've had to plant it into a bigger pot though, and we give it a feed of tomato fertiliser a few times a year. Also, we make sure it doesn't dry out and is regularly watered
I'm sure your tree will do very well for you. It's a nice shape.

Thank you Linda. Yes, we have all the characters, even a Shephers with a Lamb across his shoulders. Niamh hasn’t seen it yet. I’d better get on with dressing my real tree…she’ll be here about 11am!

I like this colour too!

I love this.

Lovely Julia! We are the same here. I just love looking out of my widow at the hills behind the bare oak trees and native hedge. It’s beautiful!

I love the stable, with Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in the manger and is that the 3 wise men? Your sparkly tree looks very pretty Karen. Thank you for your Christmas wishes. Happy Christmas to you and your family.

Thank you so much Klahanie for your kind comment.

I forgot to mention How lovely your crab apple tree is.

Thanks FF

Balcony, I salute you!

There is a member on this site called Delonix1. He is an expert on Palms. You can send him a private message as I do not know if he is visiting the "question" page.
He lives in San Diego USA.

https://www.growsonyou.com/Delonix1/photos

I think I can see a blob which might be the heron!

I find that these lovely Euphorbias are not hardy. I don’t buy them now as I have lost them to frost. Very expensive ( & sad), so take care of yours in the winter.

I like this colour too.

Thanks Sheila ... :o)

That's right ... tomorow I'm hoping to buy some small outdoor lights to decorate a dark Holly shrub.

Thanks Karen.

Thank you so much BB..the Nandina in the foreground is almost on fire.

We pruned our apple trees in August then when all the leaves have fallen off the trees in December we prune the straggly bits off..

I'm glad you enjoyed the rain, I love it, and we get plenty here in Wales (but most people moan about it)
I'm sure your garden is grateful for it too ...
However I can't look at birds, they make my skin crawl - ornithophobia :(

I'm sure you'll get a good photo of sunrise or sunset Meadowland. Photography is an art form and everyone sees something different as they take photos.

Thanks Bushbernie.

I had one exactly this colour. Loved it.

Gorgeous foliage colours everywhere!

Thanks Klahanie. Yes the rain has been glorious. Hoping for lots more.

What a shame you don't have them any longer. I've only got one left from my small collection. They really don't like our wet seasons. The heavy rain, the heat and humidity combined are just too much! The one I have left is obviously the hardiest of them all.

Glad to hear that you had some rain Bushbernie.
The Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos are incredible birds and so are yours cute Yellow Sunbirds .
Lovely blog.

Gorgeous plants ...both of them.

Your garden looks very nice at any time of the year, Julia.

Here’s some large ones with other palms.

https://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/137013-hyophorbe-lagenicaulis-bottle-palm-in-san-diego-ca/all

Many factors: too dry, not enough water. This palm is very tropical, it typically grows best in very hot, humid tropical climates. It does like a lot of sun, although here the most beautiful ones I’ve seen are in afternoon shade.

Another photo of Christmas Cacti from 2016!

Some orange Christmas Cacti from 2016!

Lots of berries, Hywel!

Glad to hear that your Amaryllis have buds on them, Karen! Looking forward to seeing some photos of them when they open.

I have only one named bulb that my son gave me last year for Christmas, all the est come from my own bulbs - many from seed I saved & then grew on to flowering (4 years).

One of the first blogs I ever wrote on GoY was about growing Amaryllis from seed! (Back in 2009!)

I've been growing them since 2002! I used to pick up fallen "leaves" from the plant display when I accompanied my wife to work in a big supermarket. Not all the plants in that photo came from there as they are so easy to propagate, some are from my own plants.

Have you looked at the date on the photo? It was taken in 2016! I no longer have any of them! 😥

I downloaded several photos from that year & other years yesterday from Google Photos.. I have photos of Christmas Cacti stored there since 2015.

Is that because the location where they are growing is too dry & hot for them?

Thanks for the info, Andy.

The pot is perfect!

Mine are called Apple Blossom Janey, but I agree, the bright red are very seasonal.

They really are especially in winter when you notice them..

You are obviously an expert, David - what an amazing collection!

Brilliant :))

I've stopped collecting jugs, but I still love them. These are definitely lovable Shirley!

Wonderful ... I also have a couple of Euonymous ... good 'doers' so to speak.