spring flowers

[loony]

hi , anyone seen any signs of spring yet? i`ve recently seen my first grape hyacinths and now spotted daffodils coming up --about 6 ins tall --and snowdrops coming up--about 3/4 ins tall with tight white buds. no crocuses as yet .

[JennyS]

I've seen a few Lesser Celandine flowering...

[Billy Wobble Dagger]

Hi Loony, There's another thread somewhere about daffs flowering in Oxfordshire. So spring is out there, we certainly have bulbs coming up in our garden.

BWD

[Dan Salter]

Found celendine in flower about 4 weeks ago

we also have primroses which havent really stopped flowering since last spring to be honest.

We now have snowdrops in flower all along the drive and daffodils too!...what is the world coming to?

[naturelover]

my primroses have had a flower here and there all the way through,never seen it befor mind you they are in a sheltered position and in a large pot so perhaps thats why,also my hyacinths are in bud pluss bluebell leaves.

[Susie]

There are two clumps of daffodils near Bewbush (nr. Crawley) which started flowering in December. The primroses in my garden have virtually flowered all year round. The hellebores, crocus and christmas box are flowering in my garden as well. The buds are getting fatter on the sallow too and are showing little peeks of silvery fur inside. A bumblebee was bashing against the window yesterday and the birds are becoming more vocal.

If this warm weather keeps up spring will be here before we know it.

[aeshna5]

I've got Crocus, Muscari + Snowdrops flowering in my garden. Yesterday there was a bank of Primroses in full flower at Hackbridge Station + have seen Creeping Buttercup + Daisy flowering in a lawn today.

[hobble]

We also have daisies flowering in our lawn, celandine, primroses, snowdrops, hellebores, three cornered garlic, heliatrope and buds on the honeysuckle.
On my way home today there was a pink tinge to a large area of blackthorn in the distance and a general greening of our driveway. Spring is happening now we just have to remember to take the time to stop and look. Before we know it the leaves will be out. We love the spring as we live in a north facing property surrounded by sycamores, which are covered by a blanket tree preservation order. Spring is when we can enjoy the sun and light before we are plunged into the green room.

[Dan Salter]

Tree preservation orders on Sycamores?....dear oh dear. Get out there with a chainsaw !

[hobble]

That's what lots of people say! But where we live on the rugged north cornish coast there are few trees, so these are better than nothing, great for aphids to feed the ever hungry great tits and perfect for the squirrels to chew.