Early days

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2013 – The story so far..,

I know it has only just begun, but a start is a start. And we start with the start of January; The 1st.
It was a rather brighter day and I did manage to get out and take the first ‘walk round the garden’ of the year. (Interestingly I have been able to so for all of the five days of the year, it is very mild to how a ‘normal’ winter should be.
Anyway; For that first walk I took the camera and found the following in flower.

Helleborus x h. (Spotted hybrids)

I think I might move these later in the year. They used to be under the shade of a rather unkempt and unruly, self-seeded Pyracantha: Last year I hooked most of it out to reveal the not very high, drystone wall, thus leaving Hellebore high and dry. I have a spot in the shade lined up so when they have finished flowering I will shift them.
Meanwhile here they sit. Flowering away and enjoying themselves.

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Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’

No garden should be without a nice-smelling Viburnum.
I am eyeing up a patch in the front garden where I can plant another one; Possibly V.Carlesii. A couple of other contenders may feature, but I am still pondering.
They are a desirable addition to gardens. Especially if they can provide a splash of brightness and a whiff of scent at the start of a new year.

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Geum ???

Alas the label for this has been lost. Which sort of ruins my list: I am methodical in recording the label information into ‘A List’ of all my plants. Somehow this one escaped.
No matter. Anything that can throw out such splendid colour at such a bleak time of year, is to be welcomed. I think that it has been in bloom since august…? I have never grown Geum before, so this is as much an experiment for me as it is for the plant itself. An experiment I shall repeat I suspect.

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Hamamelis intermedia ‘Pallida’

Now in full flower but still lacking scent, well.. there is a hint.. but only a hint, of what it could be. You know? They prefer shade but I do think they need a bit of sun to bring that scent out; And we haven’t had much sunshine yet.

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Primula ???


I really like Primula.
I am happy to slot them in at any excuse.
These pictured, I inherited. They have established themselves and I have allowed them to remain. In other places I have the beginnings of a collection. Some will prove a challenge others will be a doddle. Once you find the ‘niche’ for them, they will happily grow.
There should be a third picture of, Primula “Snow Cushion”, but I haven’t got round to taking a photo, but it is out there, and flowering.
I also note that maybe I should grub-around and hoick out some more of that damned Buttercup! Its roots are intertwined across the whole bed where these Primula nestle.

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Escallonia ???

Another ‘Inherited’ plant. I call it an Escallonia because I cannot think of what else it might be.. If it is, then no one has told it that its flowering time ends in september(ish).
But let it be is what I say… I drive into it every day; Well, not INTO it, that would be silly, but I do pull up close to every time and all I can remember seeing throughout the past year, is – Flowers!

• 6 Jan, 2013
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