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
After dropping a clanger, and using the old thread, I've posted, many thanks to CL for pointing my error out.
So, being the time of year for crocuses (and now in the 2022 thread), some from Baddesley Clinton, a National Trust property to grab a few photos.
They are not super wildlife friendly but my Magnolias are starting to really come into their best - the white glows in the evening light
Cin J
The grass wants cutting ?
It was beautiful weather today, things are starting to burst into bloom all over
Another outing with nature, this time the daffodils at Baddesley Clinton, often a carpet of yellow, and this year was, well, I think a grander display, and spring has definitely sprung.
First off, a large patch of primroses, with a photobombing daffodil.
And the daffs....
and some closeups....
and the big yellow carpet, again....
My guess, blue primrose. Corrections/confirmations gratefully appreciated.
and my own offering, from home
and my daffs have an added extra, even though they may not be quite as dense.... aphids....
I was going to send a Crocus but it sadly died cause of the sudden change in weather it got battered over night so it died before the Bumblebees could even arrive and pollinate them cause I’m sad and disappointed about it at the moment I’m not going to send the Crocus itself but that’s just nature for you the weeker tend not to survive aswell as the stronger so it sorts them out by getting rid of the week and keeping the stronger ones. So I’m going to send a differant photo now but Cause it’s Spring lots of Wildflowers have come out but Iv only chosen my best close ups
Blossoms. I hope you dont mind but a Bird happened to be there when I took them from under neath and he make the scene look like he’s in the Centre and all flowery
Chickweed
Not the crocus itself but rather the Pollen or nector inside it
I decided to use my microscope to look at nector and pollen in some plants in the garden cause its very interesting.
This is what nector and pollen inside looks close up with a small microscope
This is possibly cherry or plum family
Young grape Hyacinthus
Grape Hyacinthus
Adult Ivy
Common Daisy
Dandelion
www.inaturalist.org/.../170968-Primula---polyantha Its Primula Polyantha