As I sit here, on yet another dismal, wet and grey weekend, chomping away at some toast and marmalade Mrs PR has kindly done for me, along with a nice cuppa, and sorting through the few photos I've managed to grab so far this year, I think I recalled a thread some time back of plants or flowers people have seen, but couldn't find anything in the searches.
So, without further ado, I thought why not set a thread up for , where all can share their photos, not just in the wild, but the garden, local municipal parks, anywhere, because without these plants, there wouldn't be nature.
It's not unusual to see flowers virtually all year through, not because of global warming, climate change or whatever scenario you prefer to use, but because some plants are hardy and prefer to be winter borne. But for many, the first flowers they really see properly, are snowdrops in February, followed by crocuses (late February- Mach) and then the delightful daffodils (March/April)., bluebells (April time), and much more.
So lets put some colour back into the grey world, spring is coming, so here's a few to set things going.
February; snowdrops
February: Sweet Violet
March: the first daffs in bloom
March: always a sign that spring is on the way, the primrose
March; crocuses (from a local municipal park)
March; mini daffs in our garden
and some proper daffs in the garden, starting to bloom
BTW, I've seen my second bee of the year, having a nosey around the daffs above, the first was late Feb, the second was earlier today, but on both occasions, the weather wasn't right to get the camera out...
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Can anyone tell me the name of these flowers Please.
They are daisy ;like but pale Pink petals, and they only open out in the sunshine, and retreat every evening.
I am sorry my flip phone does not take clear pics.
I was given cutting 40 years ago, and they still flower year after year.
EDIT 18.00
Now closed for their sleep....
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
More amazing bursts of colour all. I don't believe how many more flowers I see, well, I guess I mean notice, since I started looking at this thread, so a big Thank You to Mike for opening my eyes! A load of pics follow from mine and Mrs PB's walk this morning:
Wild Garlic carpeting the woodland floor (and very pungent it was too)
A cleverly planted hedge along one of the lanes
A bank of daisies that have escaped through/ over a garden wall
And now a load I don't know (just for a change!)
Tony
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wherryman/
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Nige Flickr
PimperneBloke said:
Brilliant photos PB, and I love the lane, its very colourful.
Plants to ID from the selected photos
1 Common Periwinkle (we've lots in a corner of our garden)
2 & 3 possibly alkanet.
A couple from the garden yesterday,
The buttercups are doing well on the grass.
The snowbells are now at their peak, and the single bluebell among the snowbells is looking fine and dandy
The erysimum was looking good in the sun