What's Looking Good January 2026

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    Grevillea.

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    Tree fern ready for cold spell!

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    Erigeron still in flower.

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        Frosted pond and pine.

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            @Plantminded My tree fern looks also still fine apart from two frozen fronds. Using fleece was the best ever tip!
             
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              We've escaped the cold here just dipping to -1C very briefly one night so many of the flowers are still in bloom around town and in the garden
               
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                Pleased you escaped the worst of the weather. We are just coming out of an unusual cold snap. Trust all is well up there.
                 
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                  Yes we did get a little snow but it melted after it fell so no damage.

                  How cold did it get there?

                  I'm well thanks plodding on really! How is everything there?
                   
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                    Great, @simone_in_wiltshire, I'm pleased it's doing well. Those frozen fronds may turn black. I remove those that do, just for aesthetics :biggrin: (they are usually the youngest fronds). On milder days I also remove the fleece stuffed in the crown to allow air to circulate and to dry the fleece out.
                     
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                    Plodding along here too. :rolleyespink: We had a much too hot summer here for me. Now we are having a rare very cold spell waiting for more rain. My precious Hibiscus are all surviving and the Adeniums are in The Baffa for the Winter.
                     
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                      Which I just did for a few hours. 1c forecast over night again. But it’s out of its fleece coat for the first time after 12 days!
                       
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                        Just went out to check on my Hibiscus as it is sunny and 12c but coulfn't sit on my chair as Munchkin has occupied it ...
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                        The Hibiscus are fine and some have buds ...
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                        But the Jacaranda is thinning out ...
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                          Mahonia bealei leaves are from Rubus formosensis
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                          Galanthus nivalis first to open properly.
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                          Salvia guaranitica "Black and Blue"
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                            Sitting under the Brugmansia this morning ...
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