Skimmia Japonica

A lovely bright colour .........

Lovely colour.

Oh yes, beautiful. I love the smell of them.

Thats a beauty!

Thankyou....I always love to see these tiny flowers open........

I love these but they don't survive in my garden. Not sure why as my soil is fairly acidic.

Sorry to hear that Toto.......Maybe it may do better for you in a pot, as apposed to the ground.....

Great at this time of year arent they .. do you get hard frosts Toto ? That tends to damage new growth from which they flower in successive years.

Only from his harsh words Bonkers...he he he very frosty.........

Ha ha ha Maureen.
Mine do quite well Ray surprisingly with the frosts we get.

Oh Milky ..lol thats good to hear Dawn when lived in York always had trouble with them as new growth appears after flowering and frost seemed to burn it off.

it must be a stroke on luck for me then Ray :-)

Well mine is in a north facing position, and seems to be ok.......Maybe its to do with drainage?

Aye possibly Milky .. Toto emptying his yearly bath water on them? do for most plants that.

eeew yuk........I agree Bonkers......not good ......

Dead right to show your disgust Milky. Who in their right mind has a bath every year?

Has ha ha .....Obviously not you Toto.....No wonder you cant grow Skimmia's...........Lol

I'm just trying to compost so that I have at least one use before I die.

H a ha ha ha .....bless.........you are so full of ****

That's good for thr roses too.

So your a total recycle job then eh! he he he .........

That's correct Milky. When I die I don't want to be burnt, I want to be ground up and dried and used as blood and bone meal.
By the way, what do you mean by "frosty comments"?

Bonkers asked about frosts......not me............I merely elaborated he he he he

Most of our frost comes from Hornchurch Bonkers so by the time it hits us the worst of the sting has gone. It's not just the flowers that don't do well, it's the whole plant which dies. Maybe it's a spell cast by an evil witch?

Toto I shall have words with Morgana and stop her casting them ha ha ha ha ha ...............

Did you hear that Morgana? Milky thinks you are a ........
I don't think I'll say anymore as I would hate to stir it.

Ha....and you with the biggest wooden spoon in the world.....Lol

I can't believe you said that!

Shall I repeat it for you Toto.......ha ha ha ha.......

I think you are just trying to get your own back on a poor, defensless young man. You should be ashamed of youself.

What after all the stick youve given me........huh......you just dont like it when your beaten Toto......and Bonkers seems to have disappeared and not come to your rescue, so your feeling got at.....ha ha ha ........ahhhhhhh

No change there then. Have been the underdog all my life so am used to it. Just when you think you've found an ally you discover he's defected to the other side.
I off now to hide on Exmoor for a week. Please don't tell my nurse as he will be sending out the press gang.

You lucky old devil.....enjoy...............

It's now 15:55hrs. and I'm off.