What's Flowering in the Garden Just Now?

There's quite a lot of colour in the garden even in the last days of January. I love delicate Irises, and am thrilled that this one bought  last year is looking absolutely fantastic just now

It's called Iris histrioides 'George', bought last year from Colesbourne Gardens when I went to look at their snowdrops. I planted it in a tub in the hope it would emerge this year, in the past they seem to disappear if planted in the garden.

If you'd like to visit Colesbourne Gardens, and it's well worth doing so, here are some details:

'Set in the beautiful Churn valley in the heart of the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, Colesbourne Park has been the home of the Elwes family since 1789.  The historic snowdrop collection, started by Henry John Elwes with the discovery of Galanthus elwesii in Turkey in 1874, has been greatly developed by Sir Henry and Lady Elwes in the past 25 years.  It has been called 'England's greatest snowdrop garden' by Country Life.  Now with a collection of 350 varieties, visitors can enjoy the snowdrops throughout the ten acre garden with its woodland and lakeside paths, the Spring Garden and Formal Garden, alongside drifts of cyclamen, hellebores and other winter plants.  The surrounding park, arboretum and nearby church are also open.

Open Days	Saturday 3rd to Sunday 4th February 2018
	Saturday 10th to Sunday 11th February 2018
	Saturday 17th to Sunday 18th February 2018
	Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th February 2018
	Saturday 3rd to Sunday 4th March 2018
Opening Times	Gates open at 1.00pm. Last entry 4.30pm'

So well worth a trip there this weekend

The Cyclamen coum are also looking very colourful in various parts of the garden

This one below is a very pale lilac, and growing really well.

The snowdrops are already in full flower as well.

I have lots of different varieties

but can't distinguish between them, although I have written down the names of all the varieties I've bought, so must try and identify them in gardens with named varieties

This one above is different.

I've added these because they are all different, although they just look white in the photographs!
If this has given you a taste for visiting snowdrops, there's also
SNOWDROPS AT COTSWOLD FARM – 2018
Open for Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust –
Saturday, 17th February and Sunday 18th February 11:00 – 3:00
Entrance £ 5.00 Adult Children FREE
Soup Lunches, Tea, Coffee and Cake
Also Open All Mondays in February 2018 – 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th
and closer to home, TWIGS have a snowdrop day on Sunday 11 February 11am-3pm