Ten Days of Plantness, 2026: Days 1 and 2

It is finally the 2026 Ten Days of Plantness! Ta Da! Hosted by Frank at Sorta Like Suburbia, this is a meme designed to make January more bearable, as the garden slumbers (under snow?) and we are patiently – or not so patiently – waiting for the first crocuses to pop up and surprise us. I joined this meme last year and found it such a great excuse to get some cheap and cheerful flowers for indoors. And it is a good time for replenishing my houseplants (which I repeatedly seem to kill off). If you invest in ten plant-related things between the 12th and 21st of January – the coldest time of the year – Spring should arrive early. Well, that’s what Frank says anyway! LOL!

The hiccup this year is that our garden centre did not re-open from its Christmas break before the ice and snow arrived, so I only have a couple of plant-related objects so far.

Firstly, a lovely bunch of pink and purple supermarket tulips. I admit to buying tulips regularly in the late winter, but these are the first of 2026. They are cheap and cheerful, but probably won’t last as long as proper florist ones. Needs must!

This banana coloured Primula, also purchased from the supermarket, is fresh and warming at the same time. It is standing in a cooler room to keep it from going over too quickly, as the indoor ones inevitably do. But as Frank says, longevity is not a priority when it comes to the Ten Days of Plantness! 😆

 

Weather permitting, I will be visiting the local nursery/garden centre by the end of the week, but I have a couple of other things to share already, so I will report back for days 3 and 4 of the Ten Days of Plantness very soon! In the meantime, many thanks to Frank for thinking up this little challenge. And if you feel like joining in, from the 12th to the 21st simply share ten plants or plant-related items you have bought in January. (And if you read Frank’s post here you will see that the rules are very flexible!) 😁



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