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Given the geographic spread of members I thought it would be good to hear what's going on in gardens around the world!
Here in Shropshire the weekend's snow has pretty much thawed, the temperature being up to a heady 4 deg C now. On the bird feeders we have gold finches, green finches, blue tits, a robin and a few sparrows. Yesterday there was a solitary long-tailed tit. Fruit bushes were pruned last weekend, and an upturned bucket sits over the rhubarb to force it on a bit. Warmer weather is forecast for later in the week, so the first cut of grass will not be far off. There isn't much colour in the garden yet, just a few daffodils and snowdrops. The most impressive is the quince bush - see below. What's going on in your garden right now?
Here in Shropshire the weekend's snow has pretty much thawed, the temperature being up to a heady 4 deg C now. On the bird feeders we have gold finches, green finches, blue tits, a robin and a few sparrows. Yesterday there was a solitary long-tailed tit. Fruit bushes were pruned last weekend, and an upturned bucket sits over the rhubarb to force it on a bit. Warmer weather is forecast for later in the week, so the first cut of grass will not be far off. There isn't much colour in the garden yet, just a few daffodils and snowdrops. The most impressive is the quince bush - see below. What's going on in your garden right now?
In the back garden, I do have a hazel tree and an elder tree, and some ivy, but otherwise it's a greyhound's paradise, so no lawn, only the odd clump of grass here and there. Although my hound is quite at home with my three cats, he does not welcome other people's cats with the same enthusiasm - they tend to visit the garden once and never return. However, because of the lack of felines visiting, it is a haven for the local bird life. I have a pair of resident robins, and the garden is always full of sparrows. Mr and Mrs Blackbird are already having a third attempt at nest building now that the weekend's snow has nearly all gone, and the local wood pigeons and collared doves visit frequently. The compost has sprung into life too. The front garden has an apple tree, a very young hazel tree, and an elder tree. There are also blackberries, although because of the stupid weather we've been having for the last few months I still haven't got round to cutting it all back, which may be a great mistake. The buddleia needs cutting back too. Hopefully the weather will improve soon, and I will be able to get out there before too long.
