On 4 Feb, 21:28, Wendy Tinley wrote:
In article , Will Hand
writes

Long winter?
How long do winters normally last with you Paul, it is only beginning
of February!
My garden is well and truly asleep, no sign of life whatsoever, which
is as it should be in the depths of winter.
Hopefully I won't have to mow my grass till April having last cut it at
end of October, many bits are dying back and yellowing now after the
snow and frost.
Equally hopefully the daffodils will appear in last week of March (a
little later than normal) as a few are still only barely poking through
the soil.
I think this final (yes final) third wave for southern Britain will be
the snowiest and may last at least until the end of February.

Blimey Will... in deepest, darkest Sheffield we have snow drops - half
grown daffodils and even seeds have germinated from the bird food
underneath a small conifer...

Was thrilled to bits to have a Black Cap visit the bird table earlier
today!
--
Wendy Tinley
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Wendy

I am only a few miles away from you in Sheffield at around M1 J33 but
have no spring bulbs showing yet.
Daff that would have been almost in flower at this time in recent
years are not yet showinf through the soil. Snow drops that have been
flowering in January are barely daring to show through. We have had
more snow cover this year than any other year since moving to
Sheffield. Yesterdays snow still visisble in patches around the
garden.

Simon S (South Yorkshire)