1st of the year ......

[nick the grief]

Annabelle doing what she does best

[shirlthegirl43]

Very pretty Nick - thanks for sharing it.

[rustylady]

Well done Nick - where do you keep your fuchsias? Mine are growing well, but no signs of flowers yet.

[nick the grief]

These were in the greenhouse but I lost a couple although some of the same varieties out side are coming in to leaf I suspect they got stressed in the extreme heat last year.

I've got geraniums in flowers as well I'll see if I can find a foto.

[Alice]

Well done Nick, she's lovely. I just grow the hardy outdoor varieties and they well earn their space. All coming into leaf now so will be waiting a wee while for flowers.

[Flummery]

I've got the hardy type too. They are great for later in the year when a lot of flowers have gone over.

[nick the grief]

A few more things...

...in flower today. The spikey's are loving this summery weather.

http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p...7%20flowering/

[JennieAtkinson]

Thanks Nick.

I'm growing hothouse Fuschias (well they will be up here!) for the greenhouse, for a bit of colour and they are bigish plants but no flowers yet. The hardy fuschia still looks dead, but got a bit of green on it.

I still have geraniums in flower (well pelagoniums). They've been in the greenhouse since last summer and have been in flower all winter. I have been pretty impressed with them.

[LaurenGrows]

You''ll find this hard to believe but my fuschias flowered all winter long and for the second year didn't drop their leaves.... How strange

[nick the grief]

No I believe that. I had some that didn't drop any leaves as well ..... till the Natch got hold of them