aeoniums and other succulents showing signs of regrowth after the frost

Blodwyn was LOTS of help.
She supervised ALL your work.

Good to see the new life on the plants which have been snuggling under the snow. :o)

i was delighted to see the new growth apearing. i love the spring time. it is great to get back outside again.

all Blod did was chase the birds with her mam and dad Ruby and Reggie. lol

They look great. You have got some lovely plants. (and other stuff!)

It's nice to see all the things growing back Sandra. I'm glad you didn't loose too many of them.
Blodwyn looks like she's enjoying herself :o)

Isn't it great what the plants can stand up to? Everything is looking great. Blodwyn looks very proud of herself for chasing all those birds so well. :o)

thanks folks,

we have more sunshine here today. thats thre days on the trot...:-))

What a lovely surprise, Sandra! You really have cheered me up - I've been the same as you, I can't look at some of the runed plants yet. Now please send us some sun - it's cloudy again - but at least it's not raining...yet!

pleased to be of service Spritz. :-))

i was gutted when it first happened. in sixteen years i have been gardenibg, we have never had such big frosts. but i always new i was pushing nature and she'll only be pushed so far. lol
hope you have some sunshine soon .

That's brilliant, Sandra. Shows just how much tougher some of these plants are so long as they're not wet. Beautiful Arum, is it Marmoratum? Give Blodwyn's tummy a rub from me, she must be exhausted after all that running around being your mobile scarecrow.

Hi Sandra,
Glad to see that some of your succulents are recovering. Ours are having a great time in our warm bathroom for their winter holiday.

thanks Wagger Blod loves her tummy rubs...shes a bugger for chasing the birds from my mums bird table. we're thinnking of getting chickens this summer. i'm worried they'll bark at them. we're trying to make a dog proof run.

i've been told the arum is italicum but that could be wrong. it has lots of red berrys

You are both right on the name - it's Arum italicum 'Marmoratum' - I've got one as well! Lovely patterns on the leaves, aren't they.

Grenville our bathroon,kitchen living room and all other available window sills are full. i never plant out anything tender outside unless i have an insurance plant inside.

hope you've recovered from your birthday celebrations.

thanks Spritz. i love the leaves they come so early looking fresh. the berrys are poisonus i think.

All those tiny signs of spring are so good to see Sandra Would be good to keep chickens..lots of lovely fresh eggs (with soldiers ! )

Thanks BB.
i always cut mine into soldiers its the only way to go..lol

did yoou get the sun today? we were very lucky. it was lovely to be outside with only one jumper on. :-))

Overcast but mild today Sandra...lots of signs of spring and after all that snow it almost felt like summer lol

Sandra, in your 4th photo down, on the bottom right hand corner, there are some cacti that look varigated. Are they varigated and if so, do you happen to know the name of these cacti? I have one that looks very similar and Hywel thinks it is a type of Opuntia.

Gilli yes it is an opuntia but i'm not sure which kind.

morning BB it does look like another georeous day here.. suncream at the ready...lol

Thanks Sandra. Maybe I'll find out someday!! :o)

Nice to see some Aeoniums, I'm a big fan.I have recently been looking after a collection of them from A arboreum to A sandersonii. They are lovely plants and just coming into their growing seaon. Have you been to the Scilly Isles? they grow like weeds!

hi Rbtkew
its a big learning curve watching mine at the moment. i have been to the scillys, just to see the aeoniums. over the last 7 or 8 years i have been planting them outside some have died off some survive and some positively thrive. but the year after the worse frost i can remember i have lost loads...;-((
i wounder if the ones out on the scilly suffered?