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22-01-2009, 05:49 PM
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| | | Signs of spring?
Walking today i found a clump of bluebells poking their heads out of the soil already!!
Being such a cold winter i was suprised that they are growing in January, and it got me thinking.
1) Is this normal (and i just don't notice)
2) Is there anwhere else in the country this is occuring
Thanks
Poirot
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22-01-2009, 06:13 PM
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| | | Re: Signs of spring?
Hi Poirot
This time last year the floor of our local Bluebell wood was green with the emerging shoots (they still didn't flower any earlier than usual) and the local Snowdrop patch had almost finished flowering. This year both are just beginning to show through the leaf litter.
I think the cold patch really slowed things up.
All the best
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22-01-2009, 06:33 PM
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Many of the garden birds are courting here
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22-01-2009, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by nightshade  Many of the garden birds are courting here |
yeah same here 
their song is lovely 
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22-01-2009, 09:39 PM
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its interesting the birds are singing and ive already seen 11 species of wildflower....
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22-01-2009, 09:41 PM
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the common bluebells aren't coming up but the spanish bluebell is coming up |
22-01-2009, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by KeenTeen17 the common bluebells aren't coming up but the spanish bluebell is coming up | i havent, however, seen any bluebells arriving...
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22-01-2009, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by nightshade Many of the garden birds are courting here | Not seen any courting yet, though ill look out for it
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27-01-2009, 03:36 PM
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hi , i saw my first snowdrop in bud last week in a garden near me and now there are several out in flower! now its raining again!! sue |
27-01-2009, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by loony hi , i saw my first snowdrop in bud last week in a garden near me and now there are several out in flower! now its raining again!! sue | Saw a few thin green shoots coming out of the ground in someones garden today (it was very sheltered), might also be snowdrops.
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