WHATS LOOKING GOOD IN JANUARY 2021

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    A grey drab Winter's Day in Algarve. Just some pictures of the Viburnum in almost full bloom. ...

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    Due to our unusual cold snap, we have lost lots of greenery but it will recoup quickly.
     
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      Beautiful Vicky!! :spinning:
       
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        I went out in the garden to take some photos and the sun ran away! Most of my shots were out of focus so deleted them :doh:

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        The first lot of snowdrops are slowly opening and the thousand or more others will gradually open over the next four weeks
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        Fuchsia Lechlade Gorgon
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          My Strelitzia nicolai (Black/White Bird of Paradise).

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          Sadly we have decided to part ways with Nicolai as he is getting too big and needs to be in the ground. We have asked our friend John (who lives on 58 acres) if he would like it. We will then put our Musa Dwarf 'Cavandish' in the giant pot.
           
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              Well I for one really enjoyed those close ups and noted a few favorites along the way..:star:
               
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                @shiney is that fuchsia in your greenhouse please? It look very interesting! And you have hepatica out already?
                 
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                  @CarolineL yes, the fuchsia is in the greenhouse and starts blooming this time every year.

                  Don't think it's hepatica :noidea: I think it's anemone blanda :)
                   
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                    @shiney you have Anemone blanda out already. Mine are still a few weeks off.
                     
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                      It's interesting as you often post pictures of plants in advance of mine. That Anemone is quite sheltered (doesn't get much sun at this time of year :noidea:) as it's under an ancient lilac tree and sheltered by a very large Heather. I haven't checked to see how the Anemones the other side of the Heather are doing.
                       
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                        @shiney My anemones are mainly on a slight east facing slope and normally hit their stride end of Feb, early March I was quite surprised to see leafs fairly well on last weekend. Like you I have snowdrops in various stages of opening the furthest on are probably just about the most shaded, but are sheltered from cold winds by the house. Elsewhere some hellebores are in full flower others have just got flower buds at ground level. Overall the fairly cold weather since Christmas has slowed a lot of things right down and an early morning of freezing fog the other weekend scorched a lot of growth on plants that the warm autumn had encouraged to keep growing.
                         
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                          @NigelJ Our snowdrops are all different types (haven't the faintest idea what they are) and flower at different times. The first ones to flower are always the taller varieties and those in flower now are about 9" tall.
                           
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                            @shiney Snap my snowdrops are assorted varieties, some of which I remember.
                             
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                              We're coming up for having been here for 50 years and I can state quite categorically that I don't remember what varieties most of the thousands of plants are. :dunno: I don't know how long we have had a lot of them but I know that our big willow was bought from the W.I. in 1953 for 1/6d.
                               
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                                This morning after 8...buds at last on some daffodils.:)
                                 
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