January was not very pleasant: too much rain and very windy. In spite of this we are told that it was one of the warmest Januarys on record. We certainly did not see any snow but it was far too wet to do much in the garden. The plants and flowers are not as advanced as they were in January last year.
An early iris (05/01/08)
Arum (Lords and Ladies) – the leaves add interest in a winter garden. (05/01/08)
Rosehips – now shrivelled by frost (05/01/08)
Hebe (05/01/08)
Skimmia (05/01/08)
Compfrey – the leaves can be put in a bucket, covered with water and after a week used as a fertilizer. (16/01/08)
Virburnum berries (16/01/08)
Primula (16/01/08)
Hellebore foetidus, lives up to its name: stinking hellebore. (16/01/08)
Violas – these have self-seeded in the vegetable garden. (16/01/08)
Rhubarb just showing through (16/01/08)
The first snowdrops just coming up (21/01/08)
Another type of iris – it is possible to have irises in flower throughout the year. (21/01/08)
Hellebore – this one made an appearance amongst the raspberry canes. (21/01/08)
Bergenia (21/01/08)
Pansy (21/01/08)
A dark hellebore (21/01/08)
Cyclamen (22/01/08)
Coronilla, a plant that flowers through much of the year. (22/01/08)
Pulmonaria (lungwort) (22/01/08)
Viburnum (22/01/08)
A solitary marigold (23/01/08)
The first crocus (23/01/08)
George at work in the raspberry patch (25/01/08)
Cowslip (25/01/08)
Daphne, which has a very nice scent (27/01/08)
The very delicate white flowers of loncinera (27/01/08)
The first tulip (27/01/08)
The ornamental cabbages are continuing to put on a colourful show. (27/01/08)
Sarcococca – one to grow for its scent (27/01/08)
George Skaroulis – Numinous