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Originally Posted by mrs fish  The last two years the autumn and winter have been milder but spring has been colder. I have noticed my ash tree has started to shed its leaves but has very new growth on the ends of the branches. I have also seen alot of blue bottles. |
Yes, there have been a lot of large flies about. We still have a lot of odd flowers including roses and Berberis; even a few nasturtiums sheltered from the early frosts apparently. Meanwhile the heavy wind over the weekend has at last cleared all the leaves off the trees!