Posted by Roger Tonkin on January 14, 2012, 3:18 pm
Couldn't miss the opportunity to spend a sunny, but cold afternoon in
the garden. Ground too wet for digging so I decided to cut down the
autumn fruiting raspberry canes. What a surprise, there were some green
ones about 4ft high, with buds in them that must have shot very late in
the autumn and continued grow. Also a couple of shoots about 9inches,
which are obviously this years, and several shoots just appearing at the
base. Not sure what they'll make of the current cold weather, the ice on
the bird feeder water has not melted at all today.
I also noticed that the leaf buds at the top of the hydrangea shoots are
emerging.
Walking along the River Wye this morning (in the fog!) there were masses
of snowdrops out.
I wonder what else I'll find.
--
Roger T
700 ft up in Mid-Wales
Posted by Stewart Robert Hinsley on January 14, 2012, 6:13 pm
>Couldn't miss the opportunity to spend a sunny, but cold afternoon in
>the garden. Ground too wet for digging so I decided to cut down the
>autumn fruiting raspberry canes. What a surprise, there were some green
>ones about 4ft high, with buds in them that must have shot very late in
>the autumn and continued grow. Also a couple of shoots about 9inches,
>which are obviously this years, and several shoots just appearing at the
>base. Not sure what they'll make of the current cold weather, the ice on
>the bird feeder water has not melted at all today.
>I also noticed that the leaf buds at the top of the hydrangea shoots are
>emerging.
>Walking along the River Wye this morning (in the fog!) there were masses
>of snowdrops out.
I found Crocus tomasinanus and Crocus vernus and Galanthus nivalis out
at one of the local country parks today.
Other things seen flowering were between here and there Erysimum (both
the usual bedding wallflowers and one of the yellow perennial types)
Aurinia saxatilis, Antirrhinum majus, a Hebe ('Pagei'?), Geum urbanum
(wood avens), Heracleum sphondylium (hogweed), Pulmonaria ('Redstart'?),
Silene dioica (red campion) and Erophila verna agg. (whitlow grass).
Also Helleborus foetidus and Viburnum x bodnantense but perhaps I'm
supposed to be seeing them flowering at the moment.
I noticed Viburnum tinus in flower a week or so ago.
>I wonder what else I'll find.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley
Posted by Stewart Robert Hinsley on January 17, 2012, 8:36 am
>>Couldn't miss the opportunity to spend a sunny, but cold afternoon in
>>the garden. Ground too wet for digging so I decided to cut down the
>>autumn fruiting raspberry canes. What a surprise, there were some green
>>ones about 4ft high, with buds in them that must have shot very late in
>>the autumn and continued grow. Also a couple of shoots about 9inches,
>>which are obviously this years, and several shoots just appearing at the
>>base. Not sure what they'll make of the current cold weather, the ice on
>>the bird feeder water has not melted at all today.
>>
>>I also noticed that the leaf buds at the top of the hydrangea shoots are
>>emerging.
>>
>>Walking along the River Wye this morning (in the fog!) there were masses
>>of snowdrops out.
>>
>I found Crocus tomasinanus and Crocus vernus and Galanthus nivalis out
>at one of the local country parks today.
>Other things seen flowering were between here and there Erysimum (both
>the usual bedding wallflowers and one of the yellow perennial types)
>Aurinia saxatilis, Antirrhinum majus, a Hebe ('Pagei'?), Geum urbanum
>(wood avens), Heracleum sphondylium (hogweed), Pulmonaria
>('Redstart'?), Silene dioica (red campion) and Erophila verna agg.
>(whitlow grass). Also Helleborus foetidus and Viburnum x bodnantense
>but perhaps I'm supposed to be seeing them flowering at the moment.
>I noticed Viburnum tinus in flower a week or so ago.
More out of season flowers seen yesterday - Choisya, Sidalcea, wild
turnip, and Chrysanthemum segetum.
>>I wonder what else I'll find.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley
Posted by Sacha on January 17, 2012, 12:50 pm
On 2012-01-17 13:36:55 +0000, Stewart Robert Hinsley
>>> Couldn't miss the opportunity to spend a sunny, but cold afternoon in
>>> the garden. Ground too wet for digging so I decided to cut down the
>>> autumn fruiting raspberry canes. What a surprise, there were some green
>>> ones about 4ft high, with buds in them that must have shot very late in
>>> the autumn and continued grow. Also a couple of shoots about 9inches,
>>> which are obviously this years, and several shoots just appearing at the
>>> base. Not sure what they'll make of the current cold weather, the ice on
>>> the bird feeder water has not melted at all today.
>>>
>>> I also noticed that the leaf buds at the top of the hydrangea shoots are
>>> emerging.
>>>
>>> Walking along the River Wye this morning (in the fog!) there were masses
>>> of snowdrops out.
>>>
>> I found Crocus tomasinanus and Crocus vernus and Galanthus nivalis out
>> at one of the local country parks today.
>>
>> Other things seen flowering were between here and there Erysimum (both
>> the usual bedding wallflowers and one of the yellow perennial types)
>> Aurinia saxatilis, Antirrhinum majus, a Hebe ('Pagei'?), Geum urbanum
>> (wood avens), Heracleum sphondylium (hogweed), Pulmonaria
>> ('Redstart'?), Silene dioica (red campion) and Erophila verna agg.
>> (whitlow grass). Also Helleborus foetidus and Viburnum x bodnantense
>> but perhaps I'm supposed to be seeing them flowering at the moment.
>>
>> I noticed Viburnum tinus in flower a week or so ago.
>
> More out of season flowers seen yesterday - Choisya, Sidalcea, wild
> turnip, and Chrysanthemum segetum.
>>
>>> I wonder what else I'll find.
More primroses are in flower at the bottom of the steep bank at the
foot of the hill up from Ashburton to us. It's always a sheet of
yellow in spring but this is a very early start there, though we've
already seen some in other spots.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
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>the garden. Ground too wet for digging so I decided to cut down the
>autumn fruiting raspberry canes. What a surprise, there were some green
>ones about 4ft high, with buds in them that must have shot very late in
>the autumn and continued grow. Also a couple of shoots about 9inches,
>which are obviously this years, and several shoots just appearing at the
>base. Not sure what they'll make of the current cold weather, the ice on
>the bird feeder water has not melted at all today.
>I also noticed that the leaf buds at the top of the hydrangea shoots are
>emerging.
>Walking along the River Wye this morning (in the fog!) there were masses
>of snowdrops out.