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
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(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
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Might need a miracle lol
Sorry crap pic am on my phone!
Linda257 said:
Fingers crossed for you.
If its any consolation, ours haven't been that productive this year, but then like many folk, we've not had the sun, and they do like warmth and sun.
Linda257 said:Thanks Mike. It's my 1st year with them so all new to me ;-)
I guess for many plants and gardens, this year hasn't been the most supportive weatherwise.
Ponds can take a while to establish, I think ours was close on 8-9 years before we managed to keep fish successfully, the previous batch were all predated, the give away was seeing a dead fish a few metres away from the pond.
Since putting netting over the pond, this pair have lasted almost ten years. Its a bit of a shame putting netting over the pond, it means frogs, dragon and damselflies can't get in to breed.
Blanket weed is our biggest problem, but with the help of a dedicated blanket weed brush, we manage to keep that in check.
Which reminds me, even though we're back to the sullen grey skies, the pond water still evaporates, so I must top it up, again, or the fish may need to grow little legs!
New one today ... may well be the last