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                                                              planters

                                                              Here are my house planters.
                                                              They’re made from our local   My new bug house is finally
                                                              natural stone and filled with   finished! The bugs should
                                                              succulents and cacti. It’s been    love their new home.
                                                              a great retirement hobby!   Joey Woosey, Facebook
                                                              Margaret Read, Wensleydale





         Room with  Ray of

         a view!                    sunshine

         Spring’s on its way – not long   My lovely Daphne bholua
         now until I see this view from    ‘Jacqueline Postill’ really
         my dining room window.     brightens up the garden                               The wallflowers I grew from
         I can’t wait!              in January.                                           seed are doing very well.
         Trish Edwards, by email    Diana Downe, by email                                 Michael Cash, Facebook
          Blooming                                            Amaryllis

          good show

          I’ve still got lots of roses in bloom               blossoms
          after the wind, rain and snow.                      I thought readers might like to
          Several have between seven and                      see my great display of amaryllis
          nine buds and are more fully out                    ‘Apple Blossom’ in January.
          now, despite the hard frosts.                       There are eight superb blooms.
          It really is amazing.                               Sam McGregor,
          Patricia Migliore, Suffolk                           Limavady, Northern Ireland


             STAR          Orchid in the money!
             PRIZE                                                                        These beautiful camellias
                                                                                          at Winkworth Arboretum
                                                            ere’s my orchid and jade      make for a cheery January!
                                                            ‘money’ plant in the same pot.   Jill Anderson, Twier
                                                       HThe jade plant flowered after
                                                       repotting the orchid and at first we
                                                       thought it was a new orchid! Both are
                                                       happy together. Is this a coincidence?  Email
                                                       Mike Harvey, Whitley Bay                gn.leers@
                                                       Simon says: Interesting, Mike! Probably    bauermedia.co.uk
                                                       a coincidence though both are drought-  Facebook
                                                       tolerant so they’ll be good companions!  facebook.com/
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