After a very snowy and frosty day yesterday, a quick wander
round the garden (more like a mud field in places) revealed
that as well as lying snow, the snowdrops are just about open -
flower buds full length white and beginning to burst. Despite
the weather, they seem to be much earlier here than usually
February is normally snowdrop time up here.


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Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:40:37 -0000, Roger Tonkin
wrote:

After a very snowy and frosty day yesterday, a quick wander
round the garden (more like a mud field in places) revealed
that as well as lying snow, the snowdrops are just about open -
flower buds full length white and beginning to burst. Despite
the weather, they seem to be much earlier here than usually
February is normally snowdrop time up here.

February is the normal time for my sniwdrops to bloom here in SE England,
but they have already started over a week ago, while some are still pushing
up through the soil. It's been one of those strange winters with ine of my
shrubs (Escallonia laevis ) normally in flowering in midummer, in bloom
now. Never seen that happen before.

On 18/01/2015 18:14, FrankB wrote:
"Martin" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:40:37 -0000, Roger Tonkin
wrote:

After a very snowy and frosty day yesterday, a quick wander
round the garden (more like a mud field in places) revealed
that as well as lying snow, the snowdrops are just about open -
flower buds full length white and beginning to burst. Despite
the weather, they seem to be much earlier here than usually
February is normally snowdrop time up here.

February is the normal time for my sniwdrops to bloom here in SE England,
but they have already started over a week ago, while some are still pushing
up through the soil. It's been one of those strange winters with ine of my
shrubs (Escallonia laevis ) normally in flowering in midummer, in bloom
now. Never seen that happen before.


I don't know why but here I can't get early flowering snowdrops, mine
tend to flower after the crocus and after a lot of the daffs, April is
their month, I have spotted 2 very small shoots in a pot just breaking
the surface.
David

"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 18/01/2015 18:14, FrankB wrote:
"Martin" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:40:37 -0000, Roger Tonkin

wrote:

After a very snowy and frosty day yesterday, a quick wander
round the garden (more like a mud field in places) revealed
that as well as lying snow, the snowdrops are just about open -
flower buds full length white and beginning to burst. Despite
the weather, they seem to be much earlier here than usually
February is normally snowdrop time up here.

February is the normal time for my sniwdrops to bloom here in SE
England,
but they have already started over a week ago, while some are still
pushing
up through the soil. It's been one of those strange winters with ine of
my
shrubs (Escallonia laevis ) normally in flowering in midummer, in bloom
now. Never seen that happen before.


I don't know why but here I can't get early flowering snowdrops, mine
tend to flower after the crocus and after a lot of the daffs, April is
their month, I have spotted 2 very small shoots in a pot just breaking
the surface.
David

Which area is that?

On 23/01/2015 14:49, FrankB wrote:
"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 18/01/2015 18:14, FrankB wrote:
"Martin" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:40:37 -0000, Roger Tonkin

wrote:

After a very snowy and frosty day yesterday, a quick wander
round the garden (more like a mud field in places) revealed
that as well as lying snow, the snowdrops are just about open -
flower buds full length white and beginning to burst. Despite
the weather, they seem to be much earlier here than usually
February is normally snowdrop time up here.

February is the normal time for my sniwdrops to bloom here in SE
England,
but they have already started over a week ago, while some are still
pushing
up through the soil. It's been one of those strange winters with ine of
my
shrubs (Escallonia laevis ) normally in flowering in midummer, in bloom
now. Never seen that happen before.


I don't know why but here I can't get early flowering snowdrops, mine
tend to flower after the crocus and after a lot of the daffs, April is
their month, I have spotted 2 very small shoots in a pot just breaking
the surface.
David

Which area is that?


Swansea Bay area of South Wales

On 23/01/2015 14:49, FrankB wrote:
Which area is that?

Since this thread started ours have popped up. Cambs.

Andy

"Roger Tonkin" wrote in message
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After a very snowy and frosty day yesterday, a quick wander
round the garden (more like a mud field in places) revealed
that as well as lying snow, the snowdrops are just about open -
flower buds full length white and beginning to burst. Despite
the weather, they seem to be much earlier here than usually
February is normally snowdrop time up here.


My single ones are pretty well on track, they usually open around Jan 20ish
here in Leicestershire. I have some double ones that I was sent from
Germany, they behave differently. The leaf spikes come up slightly later
but the flowers show white when the spikes are really small so I can see
them already but have to wait until mid February for them. They are really
beautiful. My German friend sent me ten bulbs of double snowdrops that she
dug up from her field several years ago- now increased here to 20. I like
them so much that I monitor them every year to see if they've increased (and
they have) Is that a bit sad?