They are painfully slow growing.
6.1C here clear skies, breezy.
From Chester southeastwards it was below 0C, it stayed above 4C til about 3am.So far no frost in 2014. 2 instances so far this Winter
Surprisingly no frost here this morning, with a low of 1.4C, currently 5.6C Days high 7.1C
well cold is on it's way, but the increased light levels, and suns heat make it feel much better than say, November.
Parakeets in Liverpool! Not just one or two, but a whole colony. I knew there was colonies in Manchester and Warrington, but they'd generally...
I have posted photos of Sefton Park palm house before, but it's been a while, and although nothing much changes, and it's out of season.. but it...
Coastal South African plant Polygala myrtifolia, still flowering in January![img] [img] [img]
A few years ago, we were having a BBQ right next to a Nerium oleander, and I must have inhaled the smoke, but I went light headed and started...
Where it is it doesn't have to worry about rot, because its relatively dry, in fact I've had begonias return after sopping wet cold winters in the...
A few days ago I was on a walk nearby and noticed on a heathland that near some rocks a Bay laurel seedling was growing. The seed had been...
Fuchsia Mrs Popple still putting leaves out, and flowers out here in January! Nice to see!
I may as well update this now, to my surprise a planted Sundaville, is still going under the sheltered area, we got down to +1C under there this...
ps It's still going now! Still flowering, slowed down a bit but still growing!
Everything, in all honesty, there is nothing that is looking bad, not even in my selection of sheltered bedded 'houseplants'.
"Home is where the heart is"[img]
I agree with the sentiment, and it's something along the lines of 'leave things well alone'. Back 3-4000 years ago before major clearance of...
For those photos, I just have the bog standard 18-55mm kit lens.. However, I want to get two more lenses, a 70-300mm for long distance macro, and...
Thanks for your kind comments. Yes it does take the eyes artistic genius to concoct the best photos. That said I'm not sure I can replicate these...
Never ceases to amaze me how fast Nikon develop their image quality in cameras.Until a few days ago, I was reliant, and happily reliant on using...
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