Cheapest cheerer-upper on a gloomy day…

A neighbour gave me these lovely hyacinths for Christmas. Not a bit of colour on them then. I swear they grow inches overnight and they cheer me up every morning.

Daffodils are always so lovely and very welcome .

Wow, how long does the "parent poinsettia plant" last? How!

Love daffs. I bought 2 bunches today.
It makes it feel like spring.
We always used to have poinsettias, though they never looked as stunning as yours me2u.

Beautiful, me2u. Well done for growing the cuttings so successfully.

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These are our Poinsiettas taken last week. There are 15 there. All cuttings taken about a years ago. They are usually at the windows but thought we would put them together to take a picture. They have come out better than we expected.

My last Poinsietta lasted till end of February - seriously

Just luck Willow

keepingquiet

GrannySomerset

Hope in a vase!

I love this but won't be buying any because they are force grown and imported. I'll wait until my own appear.

Mine in the pic are British, probably grown in Cornwall.

How have you kept your Christmas ones alive? Never managed, yours look so nice, I gave up.

I have actual 5" snow here S ~Yorks) so no immediate leaping to Sainsburys.

A bright 2026 to all xx

Beautiful Witzend. Love, love, love daffodils! I can never look at a (preferably brown or blue and white striped) jug of daffodils and not smile. They are such a cheerful, happy flower. Off to Sainsbury's to get my fix

I love it when they appear in the supermarkets, they bring the promise of spring!

Thanks for reminding me. I planted some paperwhite bulbs in a pot. Put it in an open wooden box then covered it with leaves. Can’t remember when exactly. Will go and look tomorrow morning

Casdon

keepingquiet

GrannySomerset

Hope in a vase!

I love this but won't be buying any because they are force grown and imported. I'll wait until my own appear.

You’re wrong, they aren’t. I’m a great supporter of British flowers, and we grow over 95% of our daffodils actually in the UK. They aren’t forced either, they come from the milder parts of the UK first, this year Cornish daffodils were available before Christmas because of the mild, wet autumn. Later in the season they are grown in Scotland. We can buy our daffodils guilt free.

Thankyou- I may well go out and buy some soon. I prefer tulips though and we all know they come from Amsterdam!

I’ve started having house plants again after realising how they eg clear toxins out of the air etc. When I was younger I used to ( as did we all!) have spider plants everywhere in macrame hangers. A la Prince Charles I do tend to talk to them and I’ve just potted my first baby spider plant. I even bought an ivy for the living room as I have a mould problem there ( couldn’t believe I was paying for one as I have a constant battle with the ivy in my garden). For the first time ever I planted lots of spring bulbs in the garden and am looking forward to seeing them grow ( although nothing seems to be happening yet).

keepingquiet

GrannySomerset

Hope in a vase!

I love this but won't be buying any because they are force grown and imported. I'll wait until my own appear.

You’re wrong, they aren’t. I’m a great supporter of British flowers, and we grow over 95% of our daffodils actually in the UK. They aren’t forced either, they come from the milder parts of the UK first, this year Cornish daffodils were available before Christmas because of the mild, wet autumn. Later in the season they are grown in Scotland. We can buy our daffodils guilt free.

I plant hyacinths in September to give as Christmas gifts. Most people like them, and they can be put in the garden afterwards to be enjoyed for many years to come.

I have a bunch out in the front garden which have so far managed to (almost) survive snow, frost and a downpour. One or two are face down in the mud but the rest are proper little soldiers.

Many people live in situations where they can't grow their own, so I don't mind. No garden? Unable to garden?

GrannySomerset

Hope in a vase!

I love this but won't be buying any because they are force grown and imported. I'll wait until my own appear.

Yes, for me it's daffs and hyacinths now, but in the summer I cannot be without lovely big sunflowers in the hearth. I'm not generally bothered about indoor flowers, but these all hit the spot.

I ordered my first bush of £1 daffodils of the year in my online Sainsbury's order, which was delivered yesterday. Unfortunately they were not available but have been substituted with a £7 bunch of yellow tulips. Not bad considering that I'll only pay £1.

Wyllow3 those hyacinths are lovely and have the bonus of a gorgeous smell too.

I love daffodils. To me they are a reminder that no matter how awful winter is they still emerge from the ground to cheer us all up.
My neighbour bought me some yellow tulips, also lovely, sunshine in a vase.