tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post9185721189607790495..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: New Year Plant Hunt in and around Durham city todayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-4852638601432590572016-01-03T22:23:27.836+00:002016-01-03T22:23:27.836+00:00Thanks Phil. Looking forwarding to reading more ab...Thanks Phil. Looking forwarding to reading more about what's on my doorstep in 2016!Dougie Nisbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825374467344319561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-76424277936006139422016-01-03T17:09:34.493+00:002016-01-03T17:09:34.493+00:00Me too - flower heads like lace. I wonder if these...Me too - flower heads like lace. I wonder if these winter bloomers ever produce viable seeds?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-17985779490151509982016-01-03T17:08:22.280+00:002016-01-03T17:08:22.280+00:00Think I know the one that you mean Dougie - it'...Think I know the one that you mean Dougie - it's Prunus subhirtella autumnalis. I have one in my garden that's about 20 years old and is smothered in blossom. Begins flowering in mid-November and can keep going until March. I have the cultivar called rosea, which has pink flowers. Bullfinches love to eat the buds http://cabinetofcuriosities-greenfingers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/winter-blossom-and-bullfinches.html<br />All the best for 2016!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-65615008177196202042016-01-03T17:05:05.353+00:002016-01-03T17:05:05.353+00:00If you leave them in a warm room overnight then ta...If you leave them in a warm room overnight then tap the twigs in the morning you get a spectacular cloud of yellow pollen.I'm getting quite nostalgic about those winters of the past when we had frosty, crisp, sunny days....Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-87701032776649390782016-01-03T17:03:01.445+00:002016-01-03T17:03:01.445+00:00It's a strange year - some things in my garden...It's a strange year - some things in my garden that were in full flower last Christmas are still in bud...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-74632300021697916412016-01-03T16:53:28.829+00:002016-01-03T16:53:28.829+00:00I feel sorry for the poor old hogweed. Its flowers...I feel sorry for the poor old hogweed. Its flowers really are quite pretty when viewed close up in your photo even though it's often considered an unattractive plant. Dougie Nisbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825374467344319561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-13160272169240431982016-01-03T16:51:42.358+00:002016-01-03T16:51:42.358+00:00We walked from Prebends Bridge up to St Oswalds Ch...We walked from Prebends Bridge up to St Oswalds Church yesterday and on the Kinsgate side of the church near to the road there's a Cherry in blossom. I think it's cherry, judging from the bark, but don't know the species. The cherries where we live down the Sands are showing no blossom at all so I may have misidentified it. I thought it may be Hamamellis mollis, but the horizontal banding on the bark is so distinctive I feel it must be cherry. It's an extraordinary amount of flowers. Would be interested to hear what you think if you pass that spot. Dougie Nisbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825374467344319561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-58084492243131484312016-01-02T20:19:15.305+00:002016-01-02T20:19:15.305+00:00I'm taking a big bunch of catkins (sustainable...I'm taking a big bunch of catkins (sustainable ones!) into the office with me on Monday. The first day back needs a show of spring. That said what random weather we are having... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-5427062852752583192016-01-02T19:20:59.368+00:002016-01-02T19:20:59.368+00:00Crazy! THe only thing flowering at the right time ...Crazy! THe only thing flowering at the right time here seems to be the aconite!Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.com