Whilst winter is a relatively bare month outside, there is still plenty of interest to be found on walks, visits to public gardens or in your own horticultural world.
One of the stars of my balcony throughout the winter months iscyclamen, they do not stop flowering in my sheltered spot in the city. It’s a joy to have consistent colour to admire in the limited hours of daylight. Plant up with ivy and other evergreens for abeautiful winter pot.
All I want for Christmas is a garden, and if my wish did come true there are a few plants that I would love to include for winter interest. I’m a big fan of dogwood and admired the collection on a visit to RHS Garden Rosemoor last year – that impossibly bright bark looks stunning in an otherwise barren border. Here are some of thebest dogwoods for winter colour.
Another winter star on my garden wish list isMahoniaxmedia‘Winter Sun’, which has tightly-packed bright-yellow flower spikes from November to March.Mahoniasalso provide a source of pollen and nectar for winter colonies of bumblebees and other pollinators.
Of course, it’s not just outdoor plants that keep our green fingers busy at this time of year. I love my house plant collection, and in such a warm, insulated flat they still require lots of care in the winter months. One of my favourites is theprayer plant, it has such beautiful leaves, with fine magenta stripes on bold green leaves that fold up at night – hence its common name. It’s also incredibly easy to propagate, just pop a cutting in some water and it will form roots in a couple of weeks, so ideal for creating cheap gifts for family and friends.
I'm a big fan of myKentia palm, a gift from my generous colleagues at Kew Gardens. It’s a large plant, and makes a striking addition to my collection, the structure and the scale it offers in my small space is fantastic.
TheChristmas cactusflowers from late November to January, earning it such a festive name. But it also has wonderful foliage to enjoy for the rest of the year. It can be a little temperamental with flowering, and mine is yet to flower again, but I will persevere. Luckily I love the foliage, too.
1. Radu Sorescu - Petre Tutea. Viata si opera 2. Zaharia Stancu - Jocul cu moartea
3. Mihail Sebastian - Orasul cu salcimi
4. Ioan Slavici - Inchisorile mele
5. Gib Mihaescu - Donna Alba
6. Liviu Rebreanu - Ion
7. Cella Serghi - Pinza de paianjen
8. Zaharia Stancu - Descult
9. Henriette Yvonne Stahl - Intre zi si noapte
10.Mihail Sebastian - De doua mii de ani
11. George Calinescu Cartea nuntii 12. Cella Serghi Pe firul de paianjen…
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