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  • My Acer puerperium has new buds forming and the Acaia I bought at the end of last year has new growth on the ends of the branches. The snowdrops' noses are through and most of the unpruned perenials are breaking into growth deep down in their crowns so Spring is definitely stirring.
  • bédébédé Posts: 1,790
    edited 11 January
    Lizzie27 said:
    I've been trying to get out and give the clumps a high potash feed but it's been far too wet lately.
    My snowdrops thrive on neglect.  Tough love.  Just a natural covering of autumn leaves.  Water in the summer may be the best thing, but they don't even get that. 

    I bet I come near the bottom of forum chemical users.
      location: Surrey Hills, England, cretaceous acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • I just went out onto our driveway, and came across this little ray of sunshine. Far too early in the year, but adds a bright splash of colour to the drabness.

  • bédébédé Posts: 1,790
    edited 11 January
    As they say in the army: "wait for it, wait for it, WAIT FOR IT ..."

    First day in the garden since Xmas.  I don't blame the weather 100%.



    Bog standard single snowdrop. Surprising what a small patch of sunlight can achieve.




    Crocus tom.  If you look hard you can see many more to come.



    Hellebore.  I think "wild".  But certainly wildish.
      location: Surrey Hills, England, cretaceous acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,258
    edited 11 January
    @bede, you may well come near the bottom of chemical fertilisers, I wonder what else you might come bottom of?
    There are ashtrays of emulsion,
    for the fag ends of the aristocracy.

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Beutiful pics Bede. Loving to hear everyone's feedback on early spring (a bit optimistic of me, I know!)
  • bédébédé Posts: 1,790
    edited 11 January
    punkdoc said:
    @bede, you may well come near the bottom of chemical fertilisers, I wonder what else you might come bottom of?

    I wonder. 

    But was your cryptic comment really necessary?  It cetainly felt neither friendly nor helpful.
      location: Surrey Hills, England, cretaceous acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,258
    Maybe try reading some of your comments.
    There are ashtrays of emulsion,
    for the fag ends of the aristocracy.

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Now, now, children, play nicely.
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 5,995
    The Camelia in our North facing front garden has two open flowers on it this week.  It is an early one but never been this early before. 
    AB Still learning

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