Garden gifts and the New Year in the garden
I have been given a Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens , better known as Creeping Blue Blossom , by my mate and fishing buddy Noel which truth be told I knew nothing about until I undertook a little research on the good old internet. Apparently , it is one of the hardiest of the Ceanothus. It will all being well grown into a low-growing, evergreen shrub which, come May and June, should be covered in what are described as fluffy, powder-blue flowers; happily it appears to be beneficial to an assortment of pollinators. I am going to plant into a large square pot allowing me to move the plant into a more sheltered area come winter as my reading informs me they don't do that well if overly exposed to winter wind and frost. I write on New Years Eve pre a drink or two so it is unlikely anything will get done in the garden on New Years Day as I will no doubt have a hangover and family will be visiting at some point; which will probably lead to a drink or two being sunk again! I di