Skimmia japonica 'Rubella'

#winter

#red 16/11/18

Morning peeps, have a lovely day🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Morning Jane! Have a great day!!💘😍

Hi Shelley, thank you @ShelleySnyder 😍😍

You are most welcome Jane!!💘😍

morning Jane, you too 🙋‍♂🙋‍♂

Morning Jane, you too 👋

Morning Jane 😘😘

Morning Jeremy, Ange and Lynda, thanks @jpea @anges @LyndaClack 😄👋

Morning, it's very pretty

Morning Jane 👋

Morning Jane 😁👋

Morning Sue, morning James @suerichards @bandicoot 😍👋

Evening all, I had to dig this up and put it in a pot as it was looking rather poorly, I hope it recovers now. It's been a lovely day in the garden today and I've managed to get the rest of my bulbs planted apart from some Tulips that will go in the garden next month and have just about finished my cuttings. Relieved and tired now 😊😊

They like ericaceous compost ☺

That’s what I’ve used @ublaszko 👍👍

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Morning everyone, this is putting on some lovely colour at the moment. Have a fabulous day in the sun and don’t forget your sun screen 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

You are an early bird Jane.. Lovely day ☀ I had the window open last night and a dragon fly is flying about the bedroom so I've vacated it 😂

Morning Di, I’m awake at around 5am every morning, even my days off unfortunately, and I would have done the same @Di007 👍👍

Good morning Jane 😊

Morning Lexi @lexijane 👋👋

Morning Jane 🙋🙋🙋

Morning Jane 😊☀️☀️

@Keely @pauline33 morning ladies 👋👋

As usual all the flower buds disappeared so I’ve got one flower and loads of new leaves coming. Will I finally dig this out? I keep hoping it will sort itself out.

Aww, I hope so too, they’re such good all year rounders Nicola @jendren 💕💕

Tiny flowers appearing 💕💕

Great lose up Jane ☺️👍

Or even close up 😂

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Thanks Sue @susanhumphrey333 😂😂

So sweet 💕

Thanks Mario @mariomartins 😀😀

They’re gorgeous little flowers aren’t they @awomanonabike 💕💕

They are so sweet that I’m wondering if I should lift mine (it’s not been in long) & put it in a pot so they are easier to see - not that I’ve got any yet, of course 🤷‍♀️

This was in a pot, but I moved it into the garden the other day as I'm emptying my baskets and planters slowly ready for summer planting, it was always intended for the garden. @awomanonabike 👍👍

Stunning ....😘

Good idea. I know they like ericaceous soil so it’s probably only a matter of time before mine starts looking poorly and I have to lift it anyway 🙄

#wintergarden

That’s such a pretty pic Jane @pelly 👌😍😘

Whoops, I just liked my own post!! Thanks Suzie, I must admit I like it too. 😊😊

Great photo 👍

Thanks Sue @suerichards 😊😊

Beautiful shot Hun 😍😍😍 love it 😘

Thanks Jane @daisy-jane 😘👍

Your welcome hinny 😘

Sparkly plants this morning, my thermometer is reading -2.5 ❄️❄️

Bit chilly there!

Same here Jane ❄️❄️

Morning Jane, did you say sparkly 💎💎 have a fab day 🌹

So you weren’t out there chucking glitter about then? 😉✨

Ermmm.............no @rachelbrooks 😂😂❄❄❄

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Whoa! That's fresh ! 🤤

Oh it was Jacqui @Muzz67 ❄️❄️

😀Your skimmia look great nice dark leaves and lots of buds. Not sure where I'm going wrong mine have very pale leaves and buds more pink, not looking good at all 🙁

Thank you Phyllis, this is in a planter but my other one that’s in the ground sounds a bit like yours. They prefer a slightly acidic soil and dappled shade. I’m going to mulch mine with ericacious compost to see if this does the trick. I hope this helps @phyl1978 👍👍

Thanks for the advice @pelly mine are outside maybe I'll transplant them into pots with the right soil and move to a more shaded place for over the warmer months, they are obviously unhappy where they are, 👍x

Good morning from a frosty Lincolnshire. Have a terrific Tuesday all and stay warm. ❄️❄️

Morning Jane you have a good one too 💕

Morning Jane. You are up early. It’s white outside up here on top of the wolds and due to be colder tonight brrrrr

Morning Jane! Have a wonderful day!!💘😍

Morning Angie, it’s late for me, I’m usually up at five, but it’s my day off so I’m enjoying a ☕️ in bed and catching up on here. @ada31514

Good morninh😊 your skimmia is so pretty!

Morning Keely, thanks @Keely 👍👍

Thanks Shelley, enjoy yours too @ShelleySnyder 👍👍

Is there two five o’clock s every day Jane? 😂🤣

Morning Glyn and Katie, thank you @gjones 😀😀

‘Fraid so Angie @ada31514 😂😂

Morning Jane, you too

Morning lovely people, have a great Thursday. I need to venture into the greenhouse today so I hope it warms up a bit. 👋👋

Morning! That's beautiful! Have a great day!💘😍

Morning! They're very pretty😊

Thanks Shelley, you too @ShelleySnyder 👍👍

Thank you Glyn and Katie @gjones 😍😍

Morning Jane. Bit warmer here now at 4°C ......hope all is well in your greenhouse. Enjoy your day :))

It's not here Pauline, the wind is bitter at the moment. It will be gloves on in the methinks. Enjoy yours too @flof1952 😂😂

Morning Jane 🙋‍♀️

Morning Julie @juliesgarden 🤗🤗

Morning Jane. It's miserable and cold here too. Wrap up ☺️

Morning Sue, I will @susanhumphrey333 🔥🔥

Morning Jane have fun in the greenhouse 🤗😊

#macro

Full of Red Energy 😊

So pretty Jane 💕

Thanks Laura @columbiariver 😀😀

Morning peeps, have a great day 👋👋

You too Jane 😊

Morning Jane 🙋🏻 You too 😀

Morning Jan &Chris, thanks @janric @christineb 😊😊

Morning Jane, and you 💚

Afternoon Jane ☺️

Autumn is coming 💕💕💕

Nooooo. I'm not ready.

Me neither Charlotte @charlotte 😯😯😯

Oh no , we haven't had a summer this year . Boooooo 😥☹️☹️

We had a week in June didn't we Marilyn @lovemygarden65 😂😃😄

Oh yes I think it was a couple of hours every second day @pelly 😂😂😂☀️

So much new growth on my little plant. Hopefully it will be a bit bigger next winter 👍👍👍

Oh I like the flowers on these 😊

They were gorgeous Matt @mattfeaton 👍👍👍

Evening Jane @pelly looks happy going to lovely next winter hang on need summer first or are we getting winter again has felt like it last few days 😍😘

Evening Suzie, it has hasn't it 😕😕😕 @jadojado29

That's great, noticed the same on mine, the fresh green leaves are so bright 👍

It looks so healthy 😊

#advice . My little Skimmia has lots of new growth, but do I just snip off the old flower stems please? 😕😕😕

I think so. It would look better. Just above the new shoots.

That's what I thought Liam, thank you @Opuntia 👌👌👌

Yes it will give the new shoots more energy as well as looking better @pelly

Thanks Carol @carolgs 😊😊😊

#skimmia-advice

Cataloguing 😊😊

Wonderful