Whats Looking Good in February 2014

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    Iris "Katherine Hodgkins".........................
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      This looks good to me too.....................
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      Racammes of flowers forming on my Clianthus puniceus. It is loaded with them:hapydancsmil:

      Just found new flower buds forming on my Desfontatnia spinosa too:hapydancsmil:
       
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        And it looks good to me too longk. Your variety of plants and flowers always amaze me!
         
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          Thanks! My problem is that I like things that are a little different. I have three hardcore growing projects (as in "I will succeed with this") on the go at the moment;
          Cubanola domingensis - sown autumn 2011 and will hopefully bloom this year.
          Greyia sutherlandii - sent to me as a seedling by Sirius. Probably two or three years from flowering.
          Musschia wollastonii - Notoriously tricky to germinate and grow on successfully when small. Should bloom next year if the seedlings survive.

          The trouble is I go on forums, see what others are growing and think "gotta have one of those"!!
           
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            And we are so very glad that you do Longk as we get to see things unusual things we wouldn't otherwise see,
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              Others lead and I follow Jenny!
              I will confess that my Cubanola seems a little unique, as does the Greyia from Sirius.
              You and I will be talking I'm sure in the spring regarding the Salvia seedlings that I hope to have from all the seed that I bought or was kindly sent to me by PeterS!
               
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                It's not raining and there is good light today so a few bits of cheery colour in the front ( north facing ) garden:
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                  And my "first loves"
                  Camellia magnifoliae
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                  Bob's Tinsie
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                  and a Bobs Tinsie flower - facing the front door!
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                  Windowbox daffs - won't be too long now
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                  and snowdrops
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                    I love the buds on my Skimmia.....it's doing ok in a shady place although some's been having a bite out of it!

                    More buds, Pieris this time.

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                    And a little visitor who was watching me from a safe place!

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                      That Bob's Tinsie is gorgeous Jenny
                       
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                        That's a beautiful colourJenny - a perfect flower!

                        Skimmia looks nice and healthy Fern but I just love the little fellow watching you - real cutie!
                        I haven't seen mine yet this year but when I work in the garden he stays close by and if I move into the front garden he follows me.
                         
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                          Lovely pictures Jenny and Fern! :dbgrtmb:
                           
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                            Fuchsia perscandens is loaded with buds and here is the first bloom of the year.....................
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                              Winter Aconites looking good, and starting to self seed yaaay:hapydancsmil:
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                              A couple of self sown hellebores flowering for the first time
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                              Hellebore 'Double Ellen' a purchase from Hodsock Priory last year, we're going again next week so who knows what'll sneak into my basket :heehee:
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                              Looks like my hellebore Silver Dollar's bit the dust but it did leave a couple of seedlings, unfortunately they don't come true so not the same lovely leaf colouring
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                              Thought the foliage on this epimedium looked pretty good
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