It was touch and go if I’d be able to publish anything today – not only because of lack of interest in the garden, but because WordPress has been playing up. I could read everyone’s posts on the Reader, I could access my own blog(s), but I couldn’t access the list of published and draft posts. WP Help suggested clearing my cache, cookies and browsing history. It made no difference but the issue resolved overnight so here I am with a rather sad looking Six on Saturday.
Hellebore – I first spotted flowers the week before Christmas (hidden beneath the leaves) and there are plenty of buds waiting to open.
It’s taken two years to grow this fennel, but it will have to be cut down in the spring as it has grown through one of my wire cages. It may yet turn out to be a Florence fennel.
I should have removed this pink from this pot and put it in the greenhouse, but it’s been moved to a sheltered spot and has rewarded me with this flower, which looks a lot nicer in real life.
And the rasberry is still fruiting though I won’t be eating these specimens.
A slightly out-of-focus of the two bay tree cuttings I took back in 2019 – still living outside, still growing. They might go into larger pots this year.
The sarracenia is looking rather tatty now. A job for spring is to cut off the dead pitchers (outside as it can be smelly) and move it into a larger pot and back outside.
So that’s it from a cold, wet and windy North Wales. I’ve got creative writing things to be getting on with, ready for submitting my second assignment in two weeks time.
Enjoy your weekend.
Eileen's Tiny Welsh Garden 
I’m having WordPress issues too if I use Safari, but it seems OK with Chrome. It is problematic as I use Safari as my main browser. And good to see lots of things going on in your garden!
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Thanks. I use Chrome as main browser – I suspect it was an issue their end. 🙂
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Your bay cuttings are doing well. I may try taking some from mine.
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These raspberries must taste like water but it’s great to have them in January!
Very beautiful sarracenia, mine is pitiful (even if I manage to overwinter it ) but the difference is maybe the temperature because I leave mine at 6° in the greenhouse
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Maybe the attic is too warm as they need a cold spell during their dormant period. If you have somewhere outdoors but under cover and sheltered, that might encourage it. https://www.growcarnivorousplants.com/sarracenia-care/
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I wonder where does the phrase “touch and go” originate? Nowadays, in a technological word, it suggests something immediate and automatic!
I like the Bay leaves. Are they from cuttings?
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They are cuttings from the bay tree I dug out back in 2019 so I could make room for the Tiny Greenhouse.
I’ve found this about ‘touch and go’ https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/touch-and-go.html
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Once again I am tempted to get a Sarracenia but I know I probably won’t! – It’s best to put New Year’s resolutions firmly in their place before the lose the run of themselves and spoil life!
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There is still plenty going on in your garden, especially with the promise of more Hellebore flowers! I have never seen such a tall fennel plant! It looks lovely and healthy.
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Thank you, yes, the fennel is abour 3 feet tall now. I only grow it for the feathery fronds as I rarely use it in cooking.
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