It’s time to review the past year. I’ll mention the honey fungus in passing and the low, low temperatures that took out a few of the marginally hardy plants but let’s spend a moment reminding ourselves of joys to come. Wishing you all a very happy, healthy and peaceful New Year full of glorious gardening. Here’s six things that I’m looking forward to renewing acquaintance with once more.
One
The first apple blossom is always a high point
Two
Roses filling the garden with flowers and scent.
Three
The herbaceous borders beginning to fill out.
Four
The hydrangeas, will they be scorched by the sun, suffer from drought or somehow find a moment to shine?
Five
The beautiful white fuchsia ‘Hawkshead’, slowly establishing in a sunny border
Six
And back again to the apples that grew from the April blossom. Some stored but most juiced and each time a glass is drunk we think of summer.
Thank you for reading, for sharing your gardens over the year and I look forward to meeting you all again in the New Year. I’m off to Jim’s now to catch up on his news. Thank you Jim for your hosting and sharing of knowledge.
n20gardener 
Thank you. I enjoyed your sunny outlook for the coming year.
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Thank you. We’ve had awful weather here I felt I needed it!!
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Happy Times! Happy New Year to you.
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Ah, yes, lots of lovely things to look forward to. Seeds to buy, projects to plan. Let’s hope we have a
bitlot more sunshine in 2024. HNY N20 🎉🎈🎊🎆✨LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh yes please to a some sunshine or at least a little less rain!
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It’s good to see flowers, gardens with green leaves! Many of us have been content with little things (or nothing at all for me) but your flashback to the year 2023 is entirely positive and optimistic. I wish you and yours a very Happy New Year 2024.
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Thank you. We have had so much rain here I felt a positive tone was needed!
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Lovely thoughts. It is full circle, isn’t it. Now everything sleeps in my garden, but it will awaken in spring with violets and columbine! Bets wishes for the new year!
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Violets and columbines sound wonderful. So much to look forward to.
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I’m impressed that you can shorten your selection to 6. It is beyond me to do so.
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Aah but you have so much more to choose from in your beautiful garden!
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You have some lovely planting combinations there – number 2 and 3 look fab. All the best for 2024.
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Thank you. I can’t wait to see them again!!
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Fabulous photos, of your garden memories! 🌸⚘🎊 Wishing you all the beat for the new year.
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And you too. Many thanks
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What a lovely round-up of the year. Have a happy new year!
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Thank you and happy new year to you too
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Apple blossoms seem so foreign right now. It is amazing what fits into a year.
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Tulips and snow drops left out. Wishing you a happy new year 🥳
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Well, goodness, one can not include everything. Happy New Year in about an hour and fifteen minutes (although it is next year where you are at)!
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So lovely to see sunshine and flowers after the seemingly relentless rain. Thank you. With best wishes for 2024 – a year of no extremes, hopefully!
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It was a much needed cheer up. Rain relentless here too and today hailstones. Have a great new year.
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