What's looking good in January 2019

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  1. Gail-Steman

    Gail-Steman Young Pine

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    Well we all have winter plants showing their best in autumn besides in the home and to see what members have would be delightful :)
     
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    Gail-Steman Young Pine

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    Both my heathers are in full bloom in white / lilac and purple :)

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    Kminster New Seed

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    Well January started off for me with the last of the Chrysanthemums in the greenhouse......

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    Then came the Schumbergera

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    Now it's the turn of the Hippeastrum ( Amaryllis )......

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    Who says January is a dull, dreary, dark month ... ?
     
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    Gail-Steman Young Pine

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    What a glorious show of plants for January...have ou ever tried doing the large round headed ones..as my uncle did a right business with them selling them for gravestones besides other special occasions and peoples homes.
     



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    Kminster New Seed

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    These are the only two " Bloom Chrysanthemums " ( as they're called ) I've got. Just one plant of each kept us in cut flowers from September until November last year, then the smaller sprays took over. We got these from Poundland but this year I'm going to get some from Parkers as they do all six types ( early, mid and late sprays and early, mid and late blooms ). This should keep us going from July through to January.

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    Gail-Steman Young Pine

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    Very nice I must say and lovely colours...my uncle used to bag the heads with brown paper bags and secure them with elastic bands but not to tight...apparently it helps them while opening up and stops any mites from destroying them...his front garden was plastered with them besides his back garden and he had one very long extended glass green house.
     
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    Gail-Steman Young Pine

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    Well both my salix standard plants have really filled out this year and are in full bloom of pink.

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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Your Salix is indeed looking quite smart. Those are such attractive elements to have in a garden. Wood that my garden were larger.
     
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    Gail-Steman Young Pine

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    Thanks Sjoerd I have the two, the other is a bit small in roundness but the colour pink is bright this year..they need some heavy underneath growth removing as it helps generate them.
     
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    Gail-Steman Young Pine

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    Well while I've not been to good..my lovely hubby while out found another new garden centre up the road and purchased for young Acers for £5-99 each and he's put them either side of my lions on the back garden and as they mature slowly I hope to overlock them in time.

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    Gail-Steman Young Pine

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    Hello @Sjoerd I hope your keeping well?...here's a view pic's of some plants coming on well besides the salix.

    Lace cap hydrangea, hybrid flamenco red hot pokers, mint plant, curry plant, Snapdragons, Cordyline flowering,
    Itea Virginica "Henry's Garnet", Imperata cylindrica grasses and Liatris which as doubled in size :)
     

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    B0A461CE-0DFC-4A4E-B092-0E20A4CA0638.jpeg Nice and ordered, by contrast, the foreground is ok, but an impressive biodiversity.
     
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    Gail-Steman Young Pine

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    Odif it all looks in order and you do have some ground there to play with :like:
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Really nice pics Gail. I recognise a lot of old friends there. :)
    The lion looks like he's guarding the Acers.
    Is that a container full of mint I see there?
     
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    Jewell Incorrigible Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Beautiful assortment of plants. I envy the tidiness of it all. Nicely done.:like:
     
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