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
The snow bells are in full bloom
The apple blossom is almost in full bloom, still a few buds to open.
The bluebells are still slowly coming in to bloom. We have both the English and French bb's in our garden.
A few from this morning wellbeing wander
A Cuckoo flower, but slightly unusual in that it is one of the white variety as opposed to the more typical lilac
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Nige Flickr
As one door closes, the next opens....
The cherry blossom now past its best, and hopefully some (non-edible) cherries will appear....
Even the tulips are going to rest for another year.
But the bluebells are slowly showing more flowers.
Erysimum coming into flower, it won't be long until its in full bloom.
The pond lily leaves are unfolding nicely, and the fish are making good use of one leaf as a parasol!
The snowbells are in bloom, and a bluebell has snook in!
We have yellow poppies
and aphids!
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Michael B said:and aphids!
Call the Ladybird Helpline immediately … before the aphid realises it's on the wrong part of the plant!
Here's a new one for some of you, Mountain House Leek!
We've had this cacti for around 15 years, and its never flowered until a couple of years ago, when it flowered two summers on the bounce, and last year, nothing, not even opened out leaves.
This spring, the leaves are opening....
Whether it will flower again or not, I've no idea, the next pic is one of the flower heads from a couple of years ago.
More flowers on the erysimum
Unknown said:
Michael B said: and aphids!
Its still there this morning!
Perhaps its colour blind? LOL