Is hope all that remains? Of course not. We have courage and inspiration and imagination and determination and resilience. And lots more besides. We have spring just around the corner. And we have Six on Saturday where, under the auspices of Jim at Garden Ruminations, we embrace whatever season we are in with acceptance and joy and absolutely no moaning whatsoever. Ok, that last bit might be an exaggeration, especially on my part, but the rest is truth. We have a lot. We have enough. Shall we shake a leg?
This hellebore seedling does not care it has no name nor that I didn’t catch its likeness well. And I don’t care either, its arrival, as the first of the bunch, is very welcome.
The sarcococca in the Guano Bed is flowering very well. The best ever. This is since I found out, from a fellow SoSer, that this winter flowerer is happy in dry shade. There are countless benefits to this malarkey.
This is my indulgent non-intentional arty photo. From late autumn onwards it is a battle to resist tidying up the herbaceous perenials. There are needs during these barren months greater than my urge for order. Actually, my urge for order is quite minimal. Soon though I will have to set to the borders. The compost bin is bracing itself.
Rhodendron ‘Graziella’ buds are almost as beautiful as the blooms. All that wonderful potential, sitting there in that magnificent waiting room.
I have been rather show off-y about my Salvia curviflora, which had become more tree than herb. After are recent period of persistent cold, nay ice, it is looking rather pathetic, nay dead. This cutting in the greenhouse is shrugging it all off. It remains to be seen if the parent plant makes it through, but if not, all is not lost.
I do love a daylily and I especially love a Pollie’s daylily. This is Hemerocallis ‘Nona’s Garnet’, beginning its journey, a little nibbled but not bowed. I can’t wait!
That is your lot for this week. Keep the faith, my friends!
Off The Edge Gardening 
What is the header? I know it is off topic, but it got my attention. It looks like Jacaranda mimosifolia, but I doubt you grow that there. It could be Albizia julibrissin.
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You get a gold star, Mr Tomeo! It is a jacaranda, in a pot in the greenhouse, waiting for spring.
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I thought of it too… mine has lost its leaves though. I will see how it goes in a few weeks.
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OK, you get a gold star too.
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Silver, Tony was the first
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😁
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That rhododendron Graziella is so pretty! I wasn’t familiar with this variety, so I had to Google it to see what the flower colour looks like. You’re right, the bud is just as lovely as the flower.
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Your opening rally call is inspirational. How can we moan when our gardens give us so much, a little rest is quite in order. I shall embrace your clarion call each week from now on! I had a little clear out of some dead stuff and felt guilty as there were so many ladybirds sheltering. I moved the bits to a little stack in a sheltered place as they are much needed in the garden.
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A timely reminder of what’s in store within a few short weeks, thank you.
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Hellebore and sarcococca, what more could we want, both plants do well here in my woodland, lovely that the sarcococca perfumes the air too! Like the look of your rhododendron too, will look forward to seeing the flower.
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