Michael Myers

Galanthus reginae-olgae ‘Tessera’ has opened today on a dull, overcast day, but it was 9.5C. This cultivar should have 4 outer tepals and 4 inners, but most in this clump don’t. I’m not really bothered as it is a good doer here. #fairviewyearround

Saxifraga fortunei cultivars flower so late that they often get spoilt by the first frosts. These are ‘Pink Cloud’ and var. obtusocuneata ‘Bychan’ in flower presently and they are not the last. #fairviewyearround

Galanthus reginae-olgae ‘Tessera’ in one of the snowdrop beds. Hopefully we will get some sun so that the flowers open out. #fairviewyearround

This Cyclamen purpuresens is still going strong. #fairviewyearround

Allium thunbergii ‘Ozawi’ in a large trough. #fairviewyearround

Symphyotrichum ericoides var. prostratum ‘Snow Flurry’, ground hugging and late, a great choice for Autumn colour on the rock garden. #fairviewyearround

Nerine undulata in the alpine house. #fairviewyearround

Galanthus reginae-olgae ‘Tessera’, doing well on a raised bed. This Melvyn Jope cultivar should have four outer and four inner tepals, but rarely has here. #fairviewyearround

The latest project is rebuilding the walls in the woodland and creating new steps to create a circular walk around the garden. Clearing the stone uncovered a half finished trough (that will be finished) and stone mushroom made by my father over 20 years ago. #fairviewyearround

Am I the only person who doesn't understand the point of 'Traitors'? Recently I sat and watched an episode with my wife having only seen bits before. Whilst trying to be intriguing and dramatic it is just incredibly dull. I'd rather watch paint dry.

Galanthus bursanus on a raised bed. The first (PPBA-A-17-0487) is quite typical, the second has a large, rounded flower and the third (PPBA-B-17-2909) has green-tipped outer tepals. #fairviewyearround

Gentiana sino-ornata ‘Gorau Glas’ is still going strong after nearly two months. #fairviewyearround

I love these delicate autumn flowering daffodils which have a fabulous scent, but are a nightmare to photograph (unless you have a potful). Here are Narcissus viridiflora and its hybrid (with N. obsoletus), Narcissus x alleniae, both from Oron Peri. #fairviewyearround

This rare and beautiful pterugiform selection of Galanthus bursanus has just occurred in the raised bulb bed thanks to Storm Boelo. You too can create something similar by pulling the outer tepals off, or leave it for the next storm. #fairviewyearround

An incredibly impressive display of Nerine bowdenii in the garden of a local farmhouse.

A couple of Nerine sarniensis cultivars currently in flower in the greenhouse, ‘Quest’ and ‘Orange Flame’. #fairviewyearround

Hyacinthoides ciliolata in the alpine house. Now accepted as a species rather than a variety of Hyacinthoides lingulata. #fairviewyearround

A lovely perennial for late colour, Isodon longitubus. Here in a moist, shady, woodland border. #fairviewyearround

Crocus goulimyi subsp. leucanthus in flower in the alpine house. #fairviewyearround