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
DartRay said:Well, I’m amazed to discover a thread here (on this site) that discusses “plants-flowers-and-shrubs”! I thought/believed that this was the RSPB site that discussed only ‘birds’! However, I’m ‘pleasantly’ corrected (you may have guessed that I’m new here and am unversed in the protocols of this site).
Hi Ray, I'm Mike, the originator of this thread.
I'm a former mountaineer, hill and moorland walker, hence the handle Peak Rambler, grounded after a motorist ran a red light and I required major lower leg reconstruction as a result. So no longer able to get to the hills and moors, but IK still get outdoors and maintain my nature and outdoor fix. .
But I am open minded, forward thinking and amid life's trials and tribulations, which we all endure, positive thinking and keep an open eye, ear and mind to any sensible suggestions.
That's my boring and uninteresting background out of the way.
The RSPB is not solely about birds, though that is their prime interest. As with many other nature related conservation organisations the RSPB is about nature. The RSPB's twitter handle is @NaturesVoice.
I'm sure you don't need me or anyone else to say, many creatures feed from flowers, leaves and other vegetation, and bees among many other insects, and to put it in a nutshell, are attracted to plants because the flowers, often full of colour and wide open stamens etc, invite these insects in, to harvest the pollen for the spread of the plants and nectar for honey.
Without plants, flowers and shrubs, nature would not survive, they are all part of the one big circle of life.
Please, feel more than welcome to share you photos of plants, flowers and shrubs, a very general title to cover vegetation of all sorts in this thread, even water plants for they too are a valuable part of nature.
Further, there are other dedicated threads to collective groups of species, not necessarily defined by the species itself, but their habitats, appearances and seasonal activities.
These are general subject titles, and as often occurs, there may some overlap with other titles, but are often ones which many will subconsciously categorise the various species in, and likewise, you as with anyone else, are more than welcome to share you observations, photos and thoughts and even enquiries.
There are also some topics which may seem totally remote from nature, but they are there to share information and tips around how to enjoy nature, and again, you are more than welcome to participate in.
There is no nature subject that is black and white, there are many shades of grey, though sometimes, there are conservation topics which do tend to go down the straight and narrow, and that is because those concerned feel and understand nature needs a helping hand to survive against urban sprawl.
So please, feel free to join in and share, and my apologies for rambling on.
Kind regards
like a lot of homes and places in the UK, my garden has had is share of the hot sunny weather, and likewise, as everywhere else, its taken its toll on the vegetation.
However, we've been lucky here, the showers have been light enough to allow penetration into the soil and not be a deluge that ends up just running away.
Like everywhere, the grass had become dry, and even dust as it was walked on, but there are sings of life, those yellow dusty bits are slowly being replaced by nice green shoots. it'll soon be time to get the lawn mower out....
Even the lavender has struggled, which is a plant not quite so dependant on water, though it has had some water from the garden hose, and here, we've not been placed under a hosepipe ban, yet. But there seems to be new flower heads!
A plant that seems to have faired very well, is the constant cheer, a late September flowering plant, which is great for the bees and other insects when the others have stopped flowering, has stayed lush green throughout!
The Pansies are still doing well. I planted them in May. I love the bright colours. I planted purple, blue and white in differing sized tubs this year. I was really pleased with the show I got.
Probably the last pond lily flower for this year, and a pleasantly late flower. The photos were taken almost 48hrs apart, 7th and 9th September
Isn't this a bit late to be flowering?
Only taken me about 3 years to get a flower lol
I have a small purple one aswell thats just coming into flower...better late than never I guess ;-)
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)