January 2020 This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail. January Our Plot Blog Posts January Vlog Posts January Gardeners Weather Posts 01 - 05 January Finished pruning jostaberriesBurned most of the prunings from buddleia, elders and hazelsStarted clearing the honeyberry bedStarted tidying one of the rhubarb beds.First post of the new decadeA decade of weather recordsFirst plot tour of the decade – videoGetting out after Christmas – video 06 - 12 January Visited Yorkshire Wildlife ParkLots of spring bulbs emergingSarcoccoca floweringHippeastrum/amarllyis bulb openingVery mild start to the yearBack to wet 13 - 19 January We lost our lovely little Tivvy this week and are missing her so muchWe went for a walk around RSPB St Aidans and everyone seemed to be with their dog.DevastatedLost my ‘man’s best friend’ yesterday 20 - 26 January Had an afternoon on the allotment clearing the honeyberry bed.Early rhubarb is shootingFirst hellebores openingFirst snowdrops in budOne pot of garlic shootingYou say amaryllis – I say hippeastrumWhat an odd month so farFirst new record of the decade 27 - 31 January Took part in Big Garden BirdcountHellebores and snowdrops starting to flowerBulbs are growing quicklyBought seed potatoes and onion and shallot setsRSPB Big Garden BirdcountWeather extremesMildest January in last ten years Archive of monthly diary pages 2007 - 2019