An invation outside

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Hubby and I could hear tapping this lunchtime. On looking, one of the female blackbirds was hinting at another dish of mealworms by pecking on the glass where she could see the jar of them.

We filled the dish and waited. There are at least 6 birds that allow us to get within 2ft of them, this is one of them.

Several males were waiting for their turn in ‘the bath’, he was first in the queue.

I had a quick walk around the garden and was delighted to see winter aconites poking through.

There are several clumps of hellebore hybrids in bud at various stages of development too.

The Cylcamen coum are coming into their own. I love the white/silvery leaf of this pretty magenta pink one.

Other plants strutting their stuff in my garden today are:
Hesperanthus ‘Jennifer’

Clematis cirrhosa ’balearic

winter flowering jasmine

2 roses, Zephrine Drohuin and Ghislaine de Foligond are still putting on a show visible from the house. Zephrine’s scent is still good despite it only being about 8 degrees today.

Skimmia in full bud offering joys still to come.

I have noticed Iris reticulate, crocus, as well as the daffs and tulips are poking their noses up through the soil.
Lady Beatrix Stanley is shyly having a peep over the pot rim into the pond.

Well that’s enough for now. I am hoping to show the work that needs doing in the borders over the coming months.

• 7 Jan, 2019
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