spring bulbs peeping through...

nytecam · #1 (**permalink**) 04-12-2009, 03:34 PM

Visited Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park lunchtime today [Dec 4th] to find spring bulbs are already peeping through the grass

My video proof at YouTube - Pembroke Lodge Richmond Park SW London

BloomingMarvellous · #2 (**permalink**) 04-12-2009, 05:07 PM

Things are popping up around the pond, still getting some Wild Strawberries, I'm sure the same thing happened last year.

aeshna5 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-12-2009, 05:46 PM

I found my first flowering Snowdrops yesterday!

Susie · #4 (**permalink**) 04-12-2009, 06:56 PM

Nice find, aeshna, I've not seen any snowdrops yet.

Daffodils, on the other hand, have been showing green shoots for a month or so. They have done this for the last few years and tend to put on some early grown and then stay the same for a month or more before they start growing again.

snowdrop · #5 (**permalink**) 04-12-2009, 07:48 PM

Nice vid nytecam. Thanks, I enjoyed that. I have a liking for sky-backed trees whether they be in leaf or not, especially at sunset/twilight which I think of as a magical Gone With the Wind moment.
My own bulbs are showing less than half an inch but it gives me a lift to see them. It must be all the rain forcing them into life. As there are clouds of midges still dancing above ground, I'm wondering if it has had the same effect for them.
I find the worms are seeking refuge from the constant rain too, going by the 3or 4 I discover on my back kitchen floor each morning.