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Taken on mobile so not great quality but what a start to Spring






Local weir spilling out a very full river with the sun beating down...





First sun roof open of 2014




Daffs at back of garden





oesteospumum and gazanias made it through winter and flowering again today







Two t-rexes in the unheated poly already making a move

Always fun spring, so much horticulturally can be planned for, already got many plants on order.

Was a sunny day I will grant you, but the coldest for over 3 weeks. A definite winter chill Certainly no windows open in the truck today, and heater on.

Yes, alot colder the last couple of days, had a sharp frost friday night! I made the mistake of putting a brugmansia out to get some sun, put a sack over it and it seems ok.

Gees Dave, it was not cold around here. 10c sunny and calm....too warm for a coat. Many overwintered plants go out during the day and return inside for the night. Keep your ears to the forecast and realise that (around here) that a low of plus 2c means a low of minus point 5c.

Was a very cold day here yesterday,

After shopping I went to look at my newly potted up plants. The black Agapanthus I bought late last year is moving, Pink Beauty Peony the same (new). My Tete-a - tetes are out, Daffs will follow shortly.

All potted up in good manure and compost. Standard Rose trees now in leaf.

Great pic shots as always Cordy!

Wilza wrote:Yes, alot colder the last couple of days, had a sharp frost friday night! I made the mistake of putting a brugmansia out to get some sun

I didn't make the mistake of moving my brugs inside for the winter Second winter in a row outside, so far so good.

Here is me celebrating the 1st of March, ~60th day of Spring:



Today, the 2nd of March, I can't even stand an hour in the garden and I'm wearing 5 thermal shirts and a fleece... The temps are similar to yesterday, but there is no sun

I remember the first day of spring 2 years ago, I posted on here I had a barbecue in my garden with a temperature of 28.4C. What a difference a year or two makes.

Seems like a really mixed day across the UK yesterday, I guess if you got the sun it was warm, but like today with no sun its chilly

otorongo wrote:

Wilza wrote:Yes, alot colder the last couple of days, had a sharp frost friday night! I made the mistake of putting a brugmansia out to get some sun

I didn't make the mistake of moving my brugs inside for the winter Second winter in a row outside, so far so good.

Here is me celebrating the 1st of March, ~60th day of Spring:

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Today, the 2nd of March, I can't even stand an hour in the garden and I'm wearing 5 thermal shirts and a fleece... The temps are similar to yesterday, but there is no sun

LOL! topless sun bathing 1st March, howtobeatthecold.com

jungle jas wrote:I remember the first day of spring 2 years ago, I posted on here I had a barbecue in my garden with a temperature of 28.4C. What a difference a year or two makes.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh the March heatwave what a sauna that was Didn't recall it being so early in March though, thought it was latter end?


edit: was this the heatwave >

http://metro.co.uk/2012/03/27/mini-marc ... 3c-365726/

otorongo wrote: I didn't make the mistake of moving my brugs inside for the winter Second winter in a row outside, so far so good.

Here is me celebrating the 1st of March, ~60th day of Spring:

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Today, the 2nd of March, I can't even stand an hour in the garden and I'm wearing 5 thermal shirts and a fleece... The temps are similar to yesterday, but there is no sun

You should be a Russian. I worked in Russia a few years ago and in Petersburg locals sunbathe at the Neva banks. To give you an idea (http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/0 ... etersburg/). Both sexes strip down like it is a sunny beach and sunbathe on top of the ice. It can be quite sheltered by the walls and must be a heat trap. To give you an idea in 2010 it took till late April for the ice to melt but it quickly rocketed up to 30C+ and the yellow grass went as quick to a deep green with the long day light. It is on the same/slightly north latitude as the Shetlands.

I can't say I recommend an early start to the year, as I remember it rained for the rest of the year. We didnt have the girl with the surfboard either.

seems to have cooled down now its spring

otorongo wrote: Here is me celebrating the 1st of March, ~60th day of Spring:

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Thought you'd be browner with the way you go on!

This is me, early in the morning on Sat the 1st of March when it was 2.5C. I was doing a 5k run and approaching the finish line. Like yourself, Otrongo, I often go about dressed like it's summer (when it's not)!

A parkrun ?