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Has spring sprung?
I think my frogs are about to start spawning. There’s a lot of activity in their hibernaculum (read: thumping around), and it’s been so mild and wet lately...
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oldchippy
12/01/2012 at 19:16
Have a lovely holiday Kate,Last night I had a black ladybird with 4 red spots and orange cheeks on my keyboard,My honeysuckle has started to green up and the Mahonia has the starting of flowers,The house next to my daughter maisonette has a honeysuckle in flower hanging over the wall,What a mix up in the weather next couple of day's will be winter.
oldchippy
12/01/2012 at 19:17
Have a lovely holiday Kate,Last night I had a black ladybird with 4 red spots and orange cheeks on my keyboard,My honeysuckle has started to green up and the Mahonia has the starting to flowers,The house next to my daughter maisonette has a honeysuckle in flower hanging over the wall,What a mix up in the weather next couple of day's will be winter.
marinam2
12/01/2012 at 21:55

I think i remember doing this in 2009 it was very mild barely cold enough to need a caot and everything started sprouting then in february we eneded up with snow and late frosts and half my garden was plundered I'm taking care this year to make sure all is protected and or partially covered.

brightspark
13/01/2012 at 10:28
I don't know about spring, but my roses are blooming and so are the sweet peas - how mad is that!!
pokadotdaisy
13/01/2012 at 13:53

The birds think it is Spring, but I am not taking any risks, February can be a very treacherous month, had quite a frost last night, nothing too serious though.

roseyrow
16/01/2012 at 15:42

My Magnolia has a few flowers on it already and also one of my Pinks is in flower.

keennovicecam
18/01/2012 at 21:41

Very difficult for novice gardeners! With this weather and tiny buds on the chaenomeles japonica - ornamental quince, is it still possible to move it now? I know it flowers early but I have been waiting for the right moment. Has it been and gone?! Thanks. Would also like to move two hebes - but am more sure about these!

Anni Cariad
19/01/2012 at 10:51

I have 14 roses blooming, pots full of Osteosernum in flower, Lavender still highly sented and flowering and a sweet Auricula in flower.  Love this mld weather, but the forecast is giving frost for the weekend, so I'll be out with my sheets of fleece and plastic cloches today!

JOE DEVLIN
16/02/2012 at 19:03
NOTICED NEIGHBOURS UNKEPTED FRONT LAWN HAD HEALTHY CROP OF SNOWDROPS.I PLANTED DAFFODIL/TULUP BULBS LATE DECEMBER PEEPING UP THRU NOW BUT WE IN N.IRELAND HAVE HAD A MILDISH START TO YEAR COMPARED TO PARTS OF ENGLAND.POT OF SUMMER FLOWERS AT FRONT DOOR KEPT FLOWERING THRU TO END OF JANUARY.JOE IN COUNTY ARMAGH.
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