Shhh...but I think Spring may be starting!!!

[beefy]

What is this "sun " you speak of?

[Nicos]

silly man..tis wot makes you squint when driving along!!!!.....

[kirsty b]

Buds on the currant bushes, chives are still looking ropey, fuschia plant on the kitchen windowsill has put on some new growth.

[HotStuff]

All this plus Baroness Vadera is seeing green shoots too, it must be spring!

[Two_Sheds]

Yes, the chives are coming back now, the bluebells, crocuses, daffs and tulips are all showing through the soil too.

'my' blackbirds are getting frisky. I just sat on the doorstep for 5 mins in the frost laughing at the new game. Normally I have 2 males & 2 females (last year's babies with their parents). They all come down when they hear my key in the door, waiting for their raisins.

They normally all chase each other off - nobody has dominance, they all fight each other with a lot of clucking.

Today, there was an extra female (with a broken tail). She is looking enormously fat, and she was the dominant bird. The male allowed only her to feed before him, and he ferociously chased off the other females.
She sat on the ground while he was up on the fence, and out came this wonderful trilling song. She did it again and again, running into the flower border quite coquettishly as she sang.

Must be spring.

[lottie dolly]

aww,thats lovely two sheds,makes you feel all nice inside,i yet have to go on a look around our garden,we still got snow,but a bit near a path in a more sheltered bit,i noticed the crocosmia?? new shoots under the debrie,i leave it until about easter befor i tidy up,so it gives nature safe places,or am i wrong.

[jackie j]

We had a lovely sunny day to start with yesterday but turned to rain for a bit and a very slight snow shower, today is dull and wet. My chives have been up for a while now as well as bulbs. I need to have a good tidy up in my back garden it is looking very sad. I have an everlasting wallflower that I am going to take cuttings from and dig the old one up as it is too big now. More cold weather to come so will wait a while to do any major cutting back.

[slooky]

too much snow to really tell but the daffs are coming through. Just keep thinking a month from now could be digging again. cant wait

[pigletwillie]

We have the odd daffodil in flower, lots sprouting through the soil and snowdrops at home.

[FoxHillGardener]

Snowdrops and hellebores in flower here

[cupcake]

The perishing bluebell are coming up! In my raised bed!

[tootles]

The birds here certainly seem to think it Spring has sprung. The hazel catkin thinggies are out too.

[Alice]

The bulbs are all well up and some of the Clematis are breaking into leaf.

[Herbie]

Had a little inspection of the veg and herb bed- and guess what.....the chives have started to grow again!!!!

Must be the bit of warm sunshine we had at midday for the past couple of days that's kick started them.
Also Bertha is definitely nesting- she's been sat on 2 eggs ( and a wooden one) since Sunday!!!!



Getting a bit excited now- so best get on with the ironing to calm me down


Has anyone else got fruit/veg/herbs taking a peek at the world???

Whispering: Please send some spring to us as its freezing and still white outside Getting fed up of the white stuff now) Want to see the grass.

[MrsC]

I was out in my garden today. Chives, lemon balm, oregano, hostas, clematis, bluebells, ornamental grasses, ferns, sedums, hydrangeas all sprouting, plus a few more