Skimmia 'Rubella'

looks nice, i walked to the GC earlier this week ~ all the plants were under 6 inches of snow ~ or more!!!

I moved it to the top step outside my door for protection. We have had no snow in Glasgow which is pretty amazing as we usually get the worst of it here.

you deserve a break then! i see the outer hebrides have been pretty much the warmest place in the Uk over the last week!

That looks really healthy Linda...you'll be able to enjoy the lovely scent in March.

They always are Sticki....it is the Gulf Stream keeps them frost free. They can grow all sorts of great plants.
Thanks Karen it was a birthday present from my son last year. We are off to Mauritius in March....hope I can still enjoy the scent Karen. :0)

Pretty shrub :o)

my sister is going there tomorrow linda!

We have friends in Mauritius who we stay with. Tell her to buy a couple of books on the trees and plants at the beginning of her trip.....it is amazing Sticki.

ok, thanks linda ~ any other things she should look for? she loves gardening, has her own allotment.

pretty shrub

I have a bigger bush now, this is great bush for garden.

The Mauritians are not really gardeners like us but I have visited a garden centre. The hotels have nice grounds. People are surrounded by plants and trees with lovely fruits and flowers they can pick fruits at the side of the road. Tell her there are hundreds of dogs and driving can be dangerous as they just wander across the streets. She should visit the sugar plantations, taste the sugar and enjoy the sea. It is very hot at the moment.....
Oh! I almost forgot she must taste the white rum drinks.....

It is amazing how this lovely bush has filled out since I got it Katarina. Thanks Terra. :0)

Many thanks linda ~ i will pass all that on...................but i have a funny thought .....................it might be the Maldives ~ im really sorry ~ i havent been to these places myself and they both began with M and both amazing i expect!

i have sent her a text so im waiting to find out now.

Mauritius sounds a wonderful place! sugar, plants, fruit and flowers, those white rum drinks sound rather tempting ~ altogether amazing.

Have a beautiful holiday on Mauritius, Linda. I love islands, too.

have you got some photos of Mauritius please Linda or are they already on your pictures?

Wonderful blooms you have there Linda, lovely plants are nt they you could get the other one to got with it too.

Thanks 6d.....it has a little friend, a Hebe that is the same size and shape. They go every where together. They are both on the top step out of the cold wind. :o)

Thanks Katarina I can't wait. Must look out my own books on the trees and plants of Mauritius.

Lol Linda there is another Skimmia with a different flower one is female one is male.

I have three large Skimmia japonica in the garden 6d that I plan to cut back in the spring. It has a white flower.

Yes thats the one :o)))

Looks go enough to eat yummy ;)0

Rather you than me Cmsue. :0)))

HeHe :0)

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i found your lovely blog ~ thanks linda ~ really amazing ~ looks like heaven's garden!

looks great Linda

love these Linda, i had one but didnt make it through winter so maybe i did something wrong.

You need to look out for vine weevil grubs Sandra.