IAVOM ~ Is This The Way To Amaryllis?

Well 'In A Vase On Monday' is coming from indoors again this week and it's the turn of the hippeastrums still fondly known as amaryllis by many of us. The bulbs both came from a certain German supermarket and made their way into my trolley sometime in November. They both came into flower a tad too early for my liking and probably will be on their way out in the next few days. I may move one into a slightly cooler room. Both are on the kitchen windowsill at the moment and provide a welcome splash of colour whilst I'm pretending to be a domestic goddess. 

The stem in water bears a good sized flower. It came already planted in a pot and showing green. This is the second flowering stem - the first has gone over already. The second one in a festive vase rests on a nest of moss and what look like wood shavings. There is no compost or grit in the vase which I considered to be a good buy as it it is reusable as are all the festive trimmings. I have another vase like this from last year but the amaryllis in that is a a rather lopsided one flowering stem effort which is looking rather sad for itself. Meanwhile I have another two bulbs waiting to be planted later this week, which hopefully will provide some colour later in the winter.

A big thanks as always to the lovely Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' for hosting this most enjoyable and informative meme.

There seems to be little time to venture out into the garden recently - a combination of seasonal preparations and the weather have got in the way. We have just had 48 hours of gale force winds and more rain. However after today it looks as if it will be mainly dry and comparatively mild for the next few days so I will be getting out there to see what's happening. I already have some snowdrops flowering both outdoors and under cover and no doubt there are more stirrings afoot. I am also looking forward to sitting down on Boxing Day to sort through my seed box with the new Chiltern Seeds catalogue to hand, just in case any top ups are required. Wishing all my blogging friends a most Happy Christmas! 🎄