Through the Garden Gate January 2018
Welcome to the start of another years visit to my garden 'Through the Garden Gate'. I have to start by confessing that I hardly ventured into our garden this month due to the weather! When the sun has shone we have either been in meetings, or dog walking has taken the priority!
It was good to get outside at the weekend with the camera and notice the small changes that are taking place. For once the weather was mild and we even managed to spend an hour in the garden tidying up the borders and uncovering some of the bulbs.
The flowers of the Euphorbia Wulfenii stands out against our grey shed, as does the white fly which I hadn't noticed until I looked at the photograph!
The Lentern rose was one of my Mothers favourite plants. They are so easy to grow in shady areas, they flower early and come in a variety of colours ranging from white through to pink and purple. Our previous garden had a huge display that had spread over time. We are now gradually building up the plants here too.
This perennial wallflower is another good plant to have in your garden. They have a long flowering period. I must remember to take some cuttings of this after it flowers from May - July as the perennials are short lived (about three years). This variety is called Red Jep although the flowers are more of a crimson purple colour.
In a wooden trough outside thee front door are cyclamen and miniature daffodils. I have enjoyed noticing the daily growth of the daffodils, hopefully they will soon be in flower. Cyclamens hate sitting in water I assume the drainage must be good here, as they have continued to flower all winter despite all the rain that we have been having!
Elsewhere in the garden bulbs are appearing -here you can notice how wet the soil is!
In the vegetable border the broad bean plants have started to appear and in the background are leeks and chard which provide us with much needed vegetables during the winter.
What is happening in your garden this month? If you would like to join in with Through the garden gate each month please let me know in the comments below and I will add your site.
Glorious images. We are knee deep in snow here in Canada!
ReplyDeleteLovely to see a handful of flowers, I could just feel the winter drawing to a close a bit on Sunday. I got out there and pruned the apples and spotted a frog in the pond in the sun. I don't have any spring flowers (except cyclamen) so there's really not much happening at all in my garden. I did notice a bit of growth on the rose, and a couple of great tits checking out the nest box, which is all clean and waiting for occupants. This time next month things will definitely be on the move. CJ xx
ReplyDeleteWe have very fine, sandy soil here on the coast and it's difficult to grow anything. We have raised veg beds which do well, but we have to buy new top soil every year. I suppose the money we spend on top soil would pay for a year's veg, but the enjoyment we get from growing and eating our own makes it worth it. Our flowers are all bulbs and self-seeders, so really just whatever will grow of it's own accord in the weak soil. Down at the bottom the spring bulbs are starting to push through :)
ReplyDeleteYour climate is mild compared to ours, that’s for certain. We are having a snow storm today.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks great. I envy your ability to grow food this time of year.
I noticed a potato growing in our raised bed in our greenhouse, must of left a potato in the ground from last year
ReplyDeleteHaving treasured a whole. One. Millimetre. Of rain today, it's startling to see sodden wet soil ;~)
ReplyDeleteOh my. I am going to have to water the garden for the bulbs to come up. We've had no rain this winter and it is so dry.
ReplyDeleteGreat to have broad beans coming up already. Love your perennial wallflower and the gorgeous green euphorbia. Spring is on its way. I have just posted my Through The garden Gate. B x
ReplyDeleteThat Cyclamen is just stunning. What a color! Yes, it is time to begin to think about Spring, thank goodness!!!
ReplyDeleteWe haven’t ventured into the garden either, although on the spur of the moment, husband cut a couple of pampus grasses back today. Amazing what a sunny morning can achieve. Your photos are lovely capturing your plants.
ReplyDeleteThere's lots happening in your garden :)
ReplyDeleteI have seen the first snowdrops here this week (not in the garden, but along the country lanes).
Nothing. Nothing is happening in my garden this month. It's hard to imagine plants, let alone flowers, appearing in January here in the mid-atlantic USA. Your flowers are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAlthough we have opposite seasons .. I always love the first sign of bulbs .. Just knowing Spring is on the way! Cyclamens are such a joy to see after winter. One more month & your flowers will be blossoming everywhere! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWe have a winding path to our garden, which we can't see from the house. When I ventured along it the other day, it all looked very grey - and VERY sorry for itself. Not as colourful as yours, that's to be sure. If I get a dry weekend, I need to tackle some pruning..!
ReplyDeleteThis is getting exciting! We on the other hand, have a blanket of snow! But we'll catch up to the rest of the world soon!
ReplyDeleteThe weather has dominated the month here too, so I'll join in again next month if I may! I love hellebores. Once they start blooming then I really do feel that Spring is properly on the way. Ours all have buds so it won't be long.
ReplyDeleteWe still have winter and just a hint of a snowdrop. Snow on the tops, a biting northerly (and noisy) wind but some sunshine, so it is nice to know things are starting down in Dorset and will work their way north in time!
ReplyDeleteSpring is beginning to appear here, your cyclamen are a nice dark colour.
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah, you have some beautiful flowers in your garden for January! That Euphorbia is fab. I have written a garden review for the end of Jan/beginning of Feb and linked here, so it would be great to join you for your Through the Garden Gate as often as poss this year – it will keep me focused. Thank you. So lovely to see your winter colour here. Sam x
ReplyDeleteIt is a joyous feeling to see the new Spring growth slowly emerging in our gardens, and you have lots of flowers already to enjoy. Mother nature is so wonderful to us all.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures! We have had some lovely days here with birds singing and snowdrops but this evening the snow is falling...I will probably wake up tomorrow in a white winterland!
ReplyDeleteLove from Titti
Hopefully it won't be long before our new garden starts to develop and I will have some interesting blogs for the end of each month, Sarah. All I have to report this month is that the garden was so muddy on the 31st January that I slipped and sprained my ankle. That's put a stop to my gardening for a few weeks! Your photos are lovely as always. I love the euphorbia and it reminded me that I must plant some in the new garden. xx
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful Spring flowers you have in your garden. Love the purples, what a great pop of color. Thanks for commenting on my post regarding the nasturtiums. I like the way they are going on my little obelisk. I think that is best they have done in my garden. It seems to hold them in place. I have started some new ones and I did not realize that they need to be sowed in a dark place. It takes a while for the seeds to sprout too. Have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteI like your Lenten rose, the petals are unusual with a curved edge.
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