{"id":4965,"date":"2014-01-19T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T02:36:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T17:55:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T21:55:39","slug":"whats-in-bloom-mid-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2014\/01\/whats-in-bloom-mid-january\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT’S IN BLOOM, MID JANUARY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The scent of this potted Daphne odora, a shrub which is not hardy outdoors here in Massachusetts, is so intense, that I swear that I can smell it right now. It’s so strange!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nIn an effort to start participating in some of the blogging community events, I am sharing these photos today that I took in the greenhouse. The light was so bright, once the sun came out after a snow squall this morning, the last gasp from our latest Nor’easter that dropped 8 inches of snow yesterday here in the Boston area. The perfect sort of snow, really – I really should have gone out for a hike today, but there were chores to be done in the greenhouse. Seeds to be ordered, and planted, more bulbs to be brought in for forcing, a little repotting and of course, some watering. Exactly the type of work a gardener wants to do on a cold, snowy January day. At least, under the protection of glass!<\/div>\n
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The blossoms on a small Daphne odora ‘variegata’ can remain on the plant for over a month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The upper benches of the greenhouse hold plant that enjoy slightly warmer temperatures. At this level, the temperatures rarely drop below 50\u00ba at night, and on sunny, winter days like today, an reach nearly 65\u00ba. Kumquats, Primula obconica and some new additions add color to a normally white landscape outside the glass.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n