coldest in 50 years

[ideasguy]

Its a real little honey

[roiphil]

And here is a picture of one of them on the trunk of our "Lollipop" tree

Malcolm

mmmmm lollipop tree (mind wandering around thinking lollipops hanging from a tree)  sorry bit like homer and doughnuts   

[Eric Hardy]

And here is a picture of one of them on the trunk of our "Lollipop" tree

A superb picture Malcolm. Thank you.

[JohnB]

I really feel sorry for you all in the UK and Ireland, here in the Pacific NorthWest we're experiencing what could well be the warmest January on record. We had a real cold snap in mid-December, with quite a few days consitently well below freezing, but since then its just been very wet and recently warm.

Since October, we've had about 24" of rain (17-18" is the norm) - so the ground is pretty wet - but at least we can still get quite a lot of work done.

The sarccocca (sweetbox) is blooming and the fragrance is wonderful - also quite a lot of snowdrops and early daffodils in bloom.

[Lyn and Malcolm]

Phil

mmmmm lollipop tree (mind wandering around thinking lollipops hanging from a tree)

No lollipops Phil, just the shape we keep the tree.



Malcolm

[Lyn and Malcolm]

John

We have to wait a while yet, just one early snowdrop in bloom, and a daffodil just about to open here.

The Sarcoccoca, well Lyn dug ours out last summer, it was running through the garden bed, she must have missed a bit as it is still there. It did have a nice scent. 

Malcolm

[ideasguy]

That lollipop tree is spectacular in bloom Malcolm. Its a real beauty and a great photo
I has a look at your plants list:
http://www.plantguide.lynandmalc.co.uk/
and reckon its #795: Malus floribunda
=Malus flora in abundance 

1095 in the list today Malcolm. I guess you'll manage to squeeze another 5 in there this year and turn another century

[Lyn and Malcolm]

=Malus flora in abundance 

Yes good one George.

I fired up IGpro yesterday and added some more plants into the "holding bed". New plants that will be going in the garden soon.
I print out the list so we know what we have to put in.

I expect the 1095 entries will decrease a few in the next month, sure to be a few casualties.

All Herbaceous now cut down in the beds. We will be splitting some plants in February, and putting in those mentioned above.
The beds will then be top dressed.

Still some more Clematis to be pruned, hope to finish that tomorrow.

Have made two more of our "own design" nine foot obelisks, for Lyns front garden. All fences in front now repainted in "new" colour, and the obelisks.

Malcolm

Malcolm

[roiphil]

oh well never mind, so its not a tree with the name lollipop in it you just call it that because of the shape