So even today's gloom can't get me down.... Those snowdrops peeking
through can't now be that far away!


--
Klara, Gatwick basin

"Klara" wrote in message
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So even today's gloom can't get me down.... Those snowdrops peeking
through can't now be that far away!


--
Klara, Gatwick basin

Know what you mean :~)
never mind Christmas springs nearly here!

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

"Klara" wrote in message
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So even today's gloom can't get me down.... Those snowdrops peeking
through can't now be that far away!

Or the broom, almond blossom, primula in full display, and a white rose
type flower on some ground cover bush at Sainsburys car park entrance,
which I must photograph tomorrow to identify.
DaveK.


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days getting longer but the blue light is getting weaker until after the middle of winter and thats what green plants feed on....hang on in there until after the middle of winter which i recon to be valentines day...thats the day in the UK the key goes into the ignition as far as the growing season...only my opinion !

In article , Eyebright
writes

days getting longer but the blue light is getting weaker until after
the middle of winter and thats what green plants feed on....hang on in
there until after the middle of winter which i recon to be valentines
day...thats the day in the UK the key goes into the ignition as far as
the growing season...only my opinion !

Yes, February 14th. could be described as middle of winter in UK, and a
good time to think about getting things started up in the garden. Winter
'officially' begins on December 21st, the Winter Solstice and ends on
March 21st, the Spring or Vernal Equinox. At the Equinox, either Spring
or Autumn, hours of daylight and darkness are equal, thus of importance
to gardeners and their plants.

Valentines Day also happens to be the anniversary of our wedding in
1953. It represents the start of a new marital year to us as well as a
new growing season, a sort of double celebration!
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

In message , Alan Gould
writes
Yes, February 14th. could be described as middle of winter in UK, and a
good time to think about getting things started up in the garden.
Winter 'officially' begins on December 21st, the Winter Solstice and
ends on March 21st, the Spring or Vernal Equinox. At the Equinox,
either Spring or Autumn, hours of daylight and darkness are equal, thus
of importance to gardeners and their plants.

Valentines Day also happens to be the anniversary of our wedding in
1953. It represents the start of a new marital year to us as well as a
new growing season, a sort of double celebration!

Ah, you see, we were married on January 9th, so my Valentine's Day is
early!

But having spent my early years in New York, where all was frozen with
not a leaf in sight until March/April (though I did love the sunny,
bright, cold, snowy winters there), for me every year the English spring
is pure magic - as is the fact of winter-flowering cherries, winter
jasmine, and all the many signs of life all winter long.

On the other hand, I've been away from New York for 30 years now; for
all I know, spring comes much earlier there too these days....

--
Klara, Gatwick basin

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:35:16 +0000, Klara wrote:


So even today's gloom can't get me down.... Those snowdrops peeking
through can't now be that far away!

I reckon they're a couple of weeks earlier than last year. Still a few
Sweet Violets here as well as the usual suspects and we're starting to
see a few Camellias now. Did the veg seed order with Marshalls this
morning and I'll be going through the Chiltern's catalogue during the
holiday. Broad beans and Garlic coming along nicely. Clearing the
trees and Rhododendron ponticum in the big new border is going to keep
the cabin fever at bay for a few more week so we're well on the way
already :-).

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Rod

Weed my email address to reply.
http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html

I can't possibly think of March as winter, and by early Feb the sun is so
much stronger than now it feels like spring, no the worst is over after Dec
21 for me.




"Alan Gould" wrote in message
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In article , Eyebright
writes

days getting longer but the blue light is getting weaker until after
the middle of winter and thats what green plants feed on....hang on in
there until after the middle of winter which i recon to be valentines
day...thats the day in the UK the key goes into the ignition as far as
the growing season...only my opinion !

Yes, February 14th. could be described as middle of winter in UK, and a
good time to think about getting things started up in the garden. Winter
'officially' begins on December 21st, the Winter Solstice and ends on
March 21st, the Spring or Vernal Equinox. At the Equinox, either Spring
or Autumn, hours of daylight and darkness are equal, thus of importance
to gardeners and their plants.

Valentines Day also happens to be the anniversary of our wedding in
1953. It represents the start of a new marital year to us as well as a
new growing season, a sort of double celebration!
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

On 23/12/04 19:06, in article ,
"Rod" wrote:

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:35:16 +0000, Klara wrote:


So even today's gloom can't get me down.... Those snowdrops peeking
through can't now be that far away!

I reckon they're a couple of weeks earlier than last year. Still a few
Sweet Violets here as well as the usual suspects and we're starting to
see a few Camellias now. Did the veg seed order with Marshalls this
morning and I'll be going through the Chiltern's catalogue during the
holiday. Broad beans and Garlic coming along nicely. Clearing the
trees and Rhododendron ponticum in the big new border is going to keep
the cabin fever at bay for a few more week so we're well on the way
already :-).

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Snowdrops are coming through but many weeks earlier than usual. Camellia
Narumigata is in flower but that would be expected and so is another lovely
double red one that I'm raking my memory for because I'm not going out in
the dark to look at the label! Something like C. Takahini though I know
that's not accurate. It's a lovely shrub and when I get the proper name,
I'll post it properly!
Rhododendron nobleanum is in flower but again, that's normal for this
particular shrub here. I saw a daffodil bud or two pushing through on the
village green yesterday and the rooks are behaving very strangely - almost
as if they're into their nesting flights though I don't think that can
possibly be right? The forecast for the west country is a 60% chance of
snow on Christmas Day and I can only hope it's correct!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

counts on his fingers...1953-2005...thats 52 years !!! congrats you 2 !!!

In article , Eyebright
writes

counts on his fingers...1953-2005...thats 52 years !!! congrats you 2
!!!

Thanks Brighteyes, it's been great, plenty of ups and downs, but a full
life happily spent. One thing we have missed out on though is a second
honeymoon. We can't manage that because we're still having our first!

Seasonal greetings again to all!
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.