Not much has been happening in the garden, hence no posts. But there are a few blooms out there. Not much new except I found this Anemone coronaria de Caen; I planted these bulbs without much hope of success as I’ve tried them before and none have ever grown. Maybe all the rain in the autumn encouraged them to grow, anyway this one is about to open its bud, the colour is supposed to be deep pink but from the colour I can see, I don’t think that will be true.
Anemone coronaria de Caen
Several roses have buds and even open flowers; Rosa Stanwell perpetual is showing that it is truly perpetual as long as it has enough water.
Rosa Stanwell perpetual
Rosa Clair Martin
R. China pink
The weather has been changeable. Rain, mild temperatures, we were even able to have lunch on the terrace on Saturday, but cold temperatures are forecast for the end of this week (minus 6°C is promised so I must turn off the water going to taps around the garden and open the taps so they aren’t damaged (last year I missed one and the whole tap sort of exploded).
More in keeping with the season are Teucrium fruticosa, Prostrate rosemary and the beautiful Iris unguicularis.
Teucrium, a winter stallwart
Rosemary flowers for most of the winter
Iris unguicularia
Pretty violas, in a pot I can see from the kitchen window, show their smiling faces and always make me smile.
Viburnum tinus has a few buds just beginning to open and Eleagnus is still attracting and insects that are in the garden with its strong perfume.
A few plants are just plain confused, Ceanothus and Osteospernum shouldn’t be flowering now, nor should this Salvia!
- Salvia, side ways, sorry!
Even a Hemerocallis is doing its best to open its untimely bloom
A very happy Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, January 2013, to all my fellow bloggers. Thanks to Carol for hosting; why not check out at May Dreams for other posts to bring a little sunshine into our lives.
Your roses are doing really well, to still be flowering now, and yes, the weather we are all having must be making the plants so confused. Amazing that you could eat outside in January, far too cold here to do that!
It’s not usual to be so warm here, but it was nice it was the weekend and we could take advantage of the warm day. Christina
It looks like a lot is happening in your beautiful garden to me!
I can relate though…..I have felt chilly….wet….and not much like photographing outside. Busy with canadian guests too. I may make it out today. So is your favorite color pink? Looking fwd to seeing the color of that bulb bloom….looks black’ish purple! Gorgeous 
No, pink isn’t my favourite colour but I planted the Anemone in an area where there are other deep, deep pink flowers and I wanted the continuity
So many flowers still! Hope everything stands up to the coming freeze.
Some cold weather will be good if it kills some of the harmful insects. Christina
A great variety of blooms! I like the Osteospernum very much and I believe I planted one last year–need to go find it. The iris is cheerful for this time of year.
Osteospermum should flower in summer, but as it is a Southern Hemisphere plant I think it is easily confused. Christina
Look at your blooms…I love the Teucrium and all the violas. I hope to grow some soon from seed just in time for spring.
I must try to save some seed, they form very quickly, they need a cold period to germinate, I think. Christina
I so much admire the plants that flower despite the weather even if some are a bit confused! I love your Teuchrium fruiticosa, you had shown it earlier and I looked for it in the UK. I picked up a Teuchrium lucidrys at Wisley’s plant shop as it was the only one I saw. Perhaps it will be better for me. I prefer the fruticosa but maybe it would prefer a warmer climate. My pansies are not through yet and I love the colour they give. Amelia
Teucrium fruticose would be fine for you, it does grow well in the UK so I’m sure it would be fine in your part of France. Xeristyle showed a ground cover Teucrium on her post today which I covet but haven’t been able to find here, maybe it would grow from seed. Christina
Beautiful!
Happy Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day!
Lea
Lea’s Menagerie
USA
Quite a lot going on, though given the confusing weather, I suppose it is not entirely surprising. I do love violas, they always make me smile. I have rosemary cuttings flowering in the greenhouse! Happy GBBD.
Yes the weather is confusing for all the plants and for me too. Shofts from warm to wet to cold and very cold forecast make it difficult. Christina
Congratulations on your anemone! I have always admired anemones but never had any luck with them, either. I am also amazed by your rosemary blooms. I grow rosemary, but it has never bloomed. Are their some varieties that bloom and others that don’t? Or are there male and female plants?
I think all Rosemary should bloom and it is often during the winter; even in my English garden it was always in February or March, here they begin in November and flower for most of the winter. Maybe your summers are too damp for them and your winter too cold. Christina
so many flowers Christina, I’ve never seen such big blooms on rosemary, the ones I see have tiny little flowers, your garden looks like spring or even summer to me, just amazing, Frances
It might look spring-like, Frances but I can assure you it doesn’t feel like it today. Half a mile from me there was three quarters of an hour of SNOW! When I went into town it was still on the side roads and on top of some of the cars. Winter has arrived. Christina
keep warm, Frances
I am amazed of your roses! Mine had finally stop flowering (except r. Odorata that always produces new buds) and drop their leaves. I finally can see some autumn colours on the rose bushes! They are forecasting snow, frost and a drop of temperatures but so far here we had some chilly wind and rain, anything like winter indeed!
You reminded me I don’t have any teucrium in this garden, I shall get some, they are good plants!
Hi Alberto, yes Teucrium is well worth the space, it also makes a lovely clipped hedge. I’m sure the cold weather will arrive soon for us both. Christina
Being able to eat outside would be lovely. We seem to rarely get the chance to do that, even in summer. I can’t believe those roses. Incredible. I struggle with anemone coronaria. They don’t like winter wet apparently which is what I offer them. I have got a plan to grow them though which I’m experimenting with. If it works I’ll let you know.
My ground is so free draining that even with a lot of rain the ground is never wet, good for the Anemones not so good for some other things. Christina