Sunday 14 February 2016

Sunny Sunday

Sunny days have been rare. After a lazy time eating a St Valentine's meal and watching an afternoon film we were in need of some exercise. But in spite of the sun it was cold out so we wrapped up well and had just a short walk by the lake.

The woods have been thinned, with quite a lot of brash and debris on the ground
and the pathways are sloppy with all the rain.
But clumps of wild snowdrops are flowering and soon the shoots of bluebell leaves will carpet and beautify the woodland floor. Although it feels like the depths of winter there are signs of spring.
Snowdrops also decorate my garden borders.
The perennial borders don't look good at this time of year, although I've been tidying up, twiggy remnants of last year's growth remain and the beds look untidy.
But at least the topiary is improving - it might even look like a pheasant by the end of this year!
Even the slightest bit of sun lifts the temperature in the greenhouse
and the 'Blue Moon' peony is flowering beautifully.
But the oranges need far more sun before becoming orange!

9 comments:

  1. Just curious, how warm does your greenhouse stay? Do you have any problems with mold?

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    1. The greenhouses don't stay warm at all. I have no heating in them and each winter there are a few casualties. The citrus struggle with black mould and a bit of leaf drop if the temperature gets really low. They just manage to hang on in there until it warms up enough to put them back outside.

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    2. Thank you for sharing that! :-)

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    3. Still tempted to do something similar here. The greenhouse I have has proven somewhat of a disaster in the protection for plants, so am mostly using it as a much-needed temporary storage shed...

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    4. P.S. Rest assured, Spring IS on its way! We'll all be happier then.

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    1. It was a very short walk, Sherlock, but good to be out after being cooped up all day.

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  3. How nice that you have flowers popping up. I wish we had that here.

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    1. We've been waking to heavy morning frosts and it always amazes me just how resilient snowdrops and other spring flowers are. Just wait a while, Maybe, spring IS on it's way!

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