What's looking good January 2024

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  1. Upsydaisy

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    The fencing brought down by the winds, it's the only bit of fencing we have as all our boundaries are hedging. I hate it but it's in my nursery area so out of sight from the rest of the garden.

    It's being replaced in a couple of weeks time.:blue thumb:
     
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      Thanks @Logan they're bursting into bloom now all over the garden. Lifts the spirits no end.:)
       
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        Sorry to see your broken fence @Upsydaisy. I'm sure you'll be pleased when it's repaired.
         
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          @Upsydaisy my hellebores are just starting to grow the stems apart from 2 of them. I hope that you get your fence done soon.
           
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            We went on a cruise to the Canary Islands and came back a week ago.

            Gran Canaria

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            I can't get any of our trees to flower like this :noidea:
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              La Palma

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                How wonderful Shiney. Lovely photos.

                The second down with Pink Pompoms is Dombeya wallichii ... there is a beauty in Luz Bay ... and Sis got cuttings for me which did not take, but a good thing as it's a large tree ...

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                You know the yellow one is an Hibiscus rosa-sinensis )almost got one today ...). I know a lot of the others...........

                 
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                  Lanzarote

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                  It is a very volcanic island and the cacti can get pieces of volcanic ash caught in them
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                  They have their own special variety of grape and the vines are grown in hollows in the ash and short walls built around them to protect them from the wind
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                    Thanks @Victoria :blue thumb:

                    I know quite a few of the plants but didn't know that one :)

                    Yes, they do grow big :rolleyespink:
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                      Waxcap in lawn
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                      Helleborus argutiflorus
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                      Helleborus "Freckles"
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                      Helleborus seedling
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                      Galanthus elwesii monostictus
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                      Galanthus elwesii "Henley Greenspot"
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                      Galanthus elwesii "Rosemary Burnham"
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                      Galanthus hybrid "Moortown Mighty"
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                          As long as it has warm weather it grows like mad but always looks good. :blue thumb:
                           
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                            Some tidying up along the path area today.
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                            ... and on the Window Ledge above ...
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                            The hanging baskets ...
                            Tradescantia 'Blushing Bride' ...
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                            Slumbergera truncata ...
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                            Beloperone lutea (Yellow Shrimp plant) ...
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                              It's amazing that the Plumerias are flowering in the Canaries but not in the Caribbean :scratch:
                               
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                                Maybe the seasons are slightly different :noidea:
                                 
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