No one’s garden, at least this far up the Northern Hemisphere, looks any good in January. There’s a bit of green, a lot of bare patches and an unconscionable amount of cleaning up to do.
That latter has kept us busy so far this month.
The wildflower and herbaceous beds were stripped, the few weeds removed and the whole lot raked and seeded with poppies. Some poppies are coming up elsewhere already.
Our vigorous apple has needed a bit of radical surgery for a while; one bough has been pulling it over so today we removed it and painted the end with a cauterising gloop. Horrible but I believe mightily effective.
Crocuses and daffs are poking through.
Hellebores abound.
And there are decent views to be had in the frosts and sunshine we’ve had recently. It’ll soon be a riot of colour again.
Won’t it, Dog?
TanGental 
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Say what you want. Your garden is wonderful, at every season. It pays out , having it organised, and always an eye on it. xx Michael
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Thanks
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🙂🙂
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Lookin’ good! Oh, the garden too!! 😉
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I always love seeing your garden, in whatever state. Today my favorite pic is the poppies – all those tiny little green shoots give me hope. Thanks ever so much. 🙂
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I admire thr little sprouts when they first appear despite thr cold! As you say perfect examples of hope
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Despite it being winter, your garden looks fabulous. A perfect backdrop for photos of Dog, who clearly has the art of posing down. When are you off on another of your famous walks?
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You know, I was thinking about that yesterday. Soon I hope.
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It still is an interesting place, Geoff.
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Thanks John!!
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I like the bark on that white plant in the middle of the lawn!
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A special feature!
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Beautiful, even without the color.
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It sounds (and looks) like you’re having a false spring. We’re having one too – plants starting to come up and then wham! We’ll have a freeze. I’ve learnt to hold off until March to plant.
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That’s probably true so we have limited ourselves to hardly plants. The problems come if we get snow which these days is v rare
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Great pictures Geoff
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Thanks Di
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you’re welcome
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Still looks pretty good, even in the offseason. By the way, call 911—there’s a crazy guy loose in your garden wielding a chainsaw.
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Your garden is so beautiful. I always love seeing it at different times. I think gardens in winter are equally beautiful to other times of year. You can see the bones and the different textures and colors pop (and that variegated plant at the end is one of them). I love how you can drop poppy seeds in November and they come up looking a bit like moss, then get a growth spurt with a tiny bit of warmth. Thanks for the tour and discussion of the work. I still haven’t cut my asparagus back. It took so long to turn brown…
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I’m glad we’ve had two weeks of frost to knock things back. Should stand us in good stead
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I think your green looks amazing, GORGEOUS! Dog, too–hehe!
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Dog does stand out whatever else I post..
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Green in January is something I will never see, except in your garden. Sigh!
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Maybe if we keep baking the planet you will and what a sad thought…
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Oh, that is a sad thought!
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