After a successful thread started back in March 2020 at the start of the first lockdown, its probably about time to start a new one for 2022. Thank you to all for your contributions, no matter how small or big, each has been valuable and interesting, and hopefully you will continue to contribute to the 2022 thread.
The old thread: Plants, flowers and shrubs; Share your photos here can be viewed on the link below
https://community.rspb.org.uk/chat/f/the-tea-rooms/206836/plants-flowers-and-shrubs-share-your-photos-here#pifragment-4313=1
I'll kickstart this thread with some snowdrops that have come out in flower, crocuses will be out in many places soon, and then daffodils, and many more to follow throughout the year, and it will be nice to see what wild or garden plants, flowers or shrubs you come across on your wanders or around your garden. Without these plants, flowers and shrubs, nature would struggle to survive, they all a part of the valuable cycle of life, insects need them, birds need the insects, and so on through to the mammals,
I mentioned daffodils, these shoots are growing very well among the snowdrops, and it won't be long before the bluebells start showing shoots...
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
My 1st pond Iris...
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Beautiful Iris, Linda.
These flowers are from the packet of seeds my daughter gave out as wedding favours last year
I've also put in a nectar bar and am so pleased with it
Cin J
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Regards, Hazel
The Corncockle and the Cornflower is on the high priority list I found out that cornfields used to be more common than they are now and the cause for there decline is the use of pesticides like herbicides in the past. The cornflower is widespread but is less common than it used to be which its currently classed as a high priority species. For Corncockle its less common than Cornflower and where it does occur its very localised. Im growing some Cornfowers in my Wildflower pot in the garden I planted the seeds to days ago and seedlings are already comeing up
in my other Wildflower pot Last month I had forget me nots, and at the time some other Wildflowers were still growing but this month they have fully grown. I have great willow herb which a great pollinator plant and the Bumblebees love it and Exspeacially the hoverflys
I also have one chickweed aswell.
other Wildflowers are still comeing up but I’m very exited about the cornflower seedlings in the Conflower pot
Pure joy when you grow from seed .....as its been a hard battle with the slugs!!!
Roses also doing well
A buffet for the birds