What's Looking Good January 2026

Took a few photos of some of the flowers in the garden yesterday.
Snowdrops have started to emerge

Gorse

Sarcococca

Viburnum tinus and Winter flowering Jasmine


Also posted a video of how the garden looks now here.

Happy gardening!

 

Kniphofia Christmas Cheer still going!

Galanthus Trymposter

Galanthus Keith's Corker

Galanthus Wasp (sorry it's fuzzy, but you can see the difference in shape)

Grevillea Miquelliana Moroka

First of the fancy hellebores

 

Winter Heathers

 

Galanthus plicatus "Wendy's Gold"


Galanthus nivalis


Galanthus elwesii monostictus


Galanthus hybrid "Moortown Mighty"


Calendula


Helleborus argutifolius


Helleborus hybrid "Vic Maeva" This was bought 1st March last year in flower. It's supposed to be pale yellow if the weather improves I'll try for a better picture probably Feburary sometime

 

Your galanthus are looking good @NigelJ ! Your "Wendy's Gold" is a bit earlier than that other yellow "primrose Warburg" that I have.
Strangely, my g. woronowii are not appearing - yet in previous years they've done well.

 

Galanthus "Wendy's Gold" was a couple of bulbs in a pot a few years ago and has bulked up nicely, I do need to weed all the grass from around it though. I got it cheap after a talk on spring flowering bulbs a few years back.

 

A bit strange to see in January, my rose Warm Welcome has two flower buds forming. A weird but welcome sight .

 

Iris Reticulata

 

Sarcococca finally opened it's flowers, cyclamen, red bush (I have a label with a correct name too ). A bit of snowdrops.

 

Galanthus "Grumpy"


Galanthus plicatus "Trymming"


Galanthus plicatus "Trymming" inner markings

 

Amazing how many "nearly Trym" varieties of galanthus there are @NigelJ !

 

Sarcococca flowering now as well as the Hellebores, Primrose, Calendula and wallflowers.

 

You know, January is the best time to be in the garden. So much is starting.
I spare you to look at endless pictures with buds. Just the essentials.

Echinacea starting the new year.



The Euphorbia 'Galaxy Glow' has survived drought and frost, but the Geum 'Totally Tangerine' next to it has suffered during the frosty weeks. Once Spring has arrived, I will give it a cut. There are currently many insects and probably ladybirds sleeping.



The Spirea Snow White gets new leaves.



The proud of any gardener.

 

A very wet hellebore

 

Spooky...grows like a Trifid
A Christmas gift....
Jenny namaste