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Title: Winter bloomers.
Post by: Palustris on January 23, 2013, 09:02:08 PM

Mahonia in the snow
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%202013%20Snow/P1160862.jpg)
Winter aconites with a vengeance!
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%202013%20Snow/P1160847.jpg)
And Real Snow.......drops.
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%202013%20Snow/P1160848.jpg)
And
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%202013%20Snow/January2013Snowpictures031.jpg)
Hamamaelis
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%202013%20Snow/January2013Snowpictures040.jpg)
Hellebore hybrid
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%202013%20Snow/January2013Snowpictures041.jpg)
Hellebore hybrid

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: ideasguy on January 23, 2013, 10:52:35 PM

Phew! Didn't know what to expect there Eric ;D ;D

You didn't take those photos from the warm side of a window! Well done and thanks for posting and even more for braving the elements:D

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: JohnB on January 24, 2013, 01:25:14 AM

You've had considerably more snow than us. Nice pictures...

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: NightHawk on January 24, 2013, 08:10:43 AM

Nice to see some colour pushing through the snow there Eric.

A lot of our more tender plants got really flattened by our recent snowfall.  I was out there with a brush getting most of the weight off them.

Thankfully, all snow has gone here now.  The last couple of days has been raining which cleared it away.

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: ideasguy on January 24, 2013, 09:05:54 AM

I'd like to try Winter Aconites Eric - I've never grown them before and if they are as hardy as that AND produce flowers at this time of year, I can certainly use them :D
Should I buy them as small plants or grow them from seed?
What variety is that one in Photo No 2?

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: Palustris on January 24, 2013, 11:34:09 AM

Buy only as growing plants or get fresh green seed and sow immediately. The bulbs you see in G/C's are dead. Dried seeds are also dead.
That is  Eranthis hyemalis which is the commonest one and the easiest to get hold of. There are other species or forms of the above. E.cilicica Guinea Gold is a really nice one, but a lot more expensive.

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: ideasguy on January 24, 2013, 02:50:00 PM

Thanks for that info Eric. I'll try the seed method ;)

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: Eric Hardy on January 24, 2013, 11:41:28 PM

A lovely set of photos, Eric. When I saw the title I thought you were talking about warm  underwear. :)

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: Palustris on January 30, 2013, 06:09:27 PM

One or two more pictures.
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%20Garden%202013/2013JanuaryGarden003_zps7783c31c.jpg)
Lonicera Winter Beauty
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%20Garden%202013/P1160906.jpg)
Scilla mischtschenkoana
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%20Garden%202013/P1160908.jpg)
Double Hellebore
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%20Garden%202013/P1160911.jpg)
White Double Hellebore
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%20Garden%202013/P1160912.jpg)
Garrya elliptica
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%20Garden%202013/P1160913.jpg)
Close up Aconites
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%20Garden%202013/P1160915.jpg)
Dark purple Hellebore
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/January%20Garden%202013/P1160918.jpg)
And one or three Galanthus nivalis

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: Palustris on January 30, 2013, 06:10:57 PM

And I have no idea why that purple Hellebore photo is bigger than the others.

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: Eric Hardy on February 05, 2013, 10:59:51 AM

Some more very nice winter bloomers, Eric. Our Christmas Roses are doing well too but they will hang their heads down. Anthea picks a few heads and floats them in a bowl facing upwards so you that you can appreciate them. These aren't this years crop but you can see what I mean.

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3464/3354919110_c4acbb7a2e_z.jpg)

Eric

Title: Re: Winter bloomers.
Post by: trishs on March 05, 2013, 01:32:53 AM

here are a couple of my early bloomers
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/bitbat/2011%20garden%20etc/2013%20garden/P2271342_zps7b4fd573.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/bitbat/2011%20garden%20etc/2013%20garden/P2151302_zps89cebd32.jpg)