One of the earliest was the winter aconite, an none native member of the buttercup family which can found in many gardens and woodlands throughout the UK.
The cyclamen has also been in bloom for a while, it is the first time it has flowered and apparently the flowers can last for several months.
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The rosemary bush has been producing small flowers for most the year and is one of the most popular with the bees when they emerge from hibernation.
The flowers are quite small, but up close they have the elegance of an orchid.
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Several varieties of crocus are also in bloom, including this purple crocus:
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Most of the snowdrops are now in bloom, including this non native hybrid - Galanthus Sam Arnot' - purchased from Waterperry Gardens.
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The behaviour of the birds has also changed, the blackbirds seem to have paired up and are chasing off other garden birds and the solitary dunnock seems to have acquired a partner and can be seen checking possible nesting sites - when they are not being chased off by the blackbirds.
So the temperature is already rising there. Here we are hoping it will start to drop soon, because we're suffering with days sometimes as hot as 45°C.
ReplyDeleteHi Piter,
ReplyDelete45 degrees C? I really don't know how you cope with such temperatures. In the UK we are wilting if it gets above 25.
How does your wildlife cope with such extremes?
Richard