On 18/3/09 17:29, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:20:08 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 18/3/09 15:24, in article
, "Rusty_Hinge"
wrote:

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;-( Dull, isn't it? But it's a sign of things warming up, I suppose!

No - been sunny here all day - wall-to-wall, though the air temperature
is a bit on the low side.

Sun broke through here around lunchtime and it's lovely now though still
hazy. Soon be drinkies on the lawn at 6pm if this keeps up!

-3°C is forecast for Exeter on Saturday night.

Could well be - we've had a light frost for the last 3 or 4 mornings but
very warm, sunny days. The customers have been sitting on the lawn most of
the last few days and driving over to Torquay this pm I saw the lanes
absolutely zinging with colours from new leaves, daffs and primroses, may
trees are out and even our almond trees have blossom on them. It's quite
extraordinary the difference a tiny bit of sun can make to plants that are
straining at the leash to get going!
But this is the first year *I've* not seen buds already formed on the Rosa
Banksia lutea on the front of the house. It's still alive and putting on
new growth but those frosts obviously made it think a bit. It usually has
buds forming in January in these last few mild winters.
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Sacha
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