Wet and cold and windy today in #Rakesden, so it seems apt that I should discover a couple of hellebores, I think, in Smolsneuk, just by the stumpery that's a big part of the winter garden. 
Did some rootling around under the ferns there to check on the cyclamen. They seem to have died right back and gone into different stages of regrowth, one well on its way, another only just starting. The third is just root by the looks of it, but I guess that's just its cycle.
I've been trying to make sure the golden dead nettle doesn't weave itself into a mat over them, but I'm guessing / hoping they're fine as wintery woodlanders with being totally under the ferns this time of year. I want them back doing their thing this winter too.
Another wee ash seedling has been howked from a bed and potted. I literally just yanked it out a few days back because I couldn't get into the bed to dig it out with due care, but it seems unfussed so far. There's still two ash babies to come out, so if you want a baby tree...
A wee laburnum seedling has also been rehoused from a bed. This kid was rooted *deep* though! So it's gone in the tall pot the neighbour's jasmine was in. Will it survive the squirls though, being too tall for the high security wing of the nursery? Only time will tell!
Tried a cutting of the windfall honeysuckle up on the wall, cause I wanted to snip out the top growth anyway, encourage it to branch out. A wee bit snipped off to shorten the proper cutting had a pair of leaves, so figured I may as well stick it in the pot too, see what happens.
Realised what looked like part of the wee sweet alyssum was actually just a wildling, same as one in another pot, so its potted sibling has just gone out into the back lane with one I'm now sure is just a willowherb. Suspect the kid back left there is just willowherb too.
The serrated leaf edges on the one back right have me curious though, and the middle one *does* look like pics of red pepper seedlings as suggested by someone. We shall wait and see what transpires with both while the sweet alyssum is growing on.
Thought I'd try another experiment with a carnation rooting. The others are all in nice ceramic pots, so the one in plastic was top of the list to get snipped off and brought inside. We'll see if it survives or if this is premature.
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