Amazed how many flowers are still out and even more surprised finding
spring flowers in the botanical gardens.
This is the earliest I have seen snow drops and grape hyacinth in
flower. Berry bushes are flowering whilst covered in berries and
rhododendron flowers scattered across bushes. Even some buds on trees
seem to be ready to burst.
Even some of the summers flowers are still flowing such as roses and
pot marigolds.

Simon S (South Yorkshire)

On Nov 27, 3:58*pm, Simon S wrote:
Amazed how many flowers are still out and even more surprised finding
spring flowers in the botanical gardens.
This is the earliest I have seen snow drops and grape hyacinth in
flower. Berry bushes are flowering whilst covered in berries and
rhododendron flowers scattered across bushes. Even some buds on trees
seem to be ready to burst.
Even some of the summers flowers are still flowing such as roses and
pot marigolds.

Simon S (South Yorkshire)

I know. I have a narcissus in the front garden which is in bud. It
must be an early daff and it has flowered in December before (It's one
of an old clump, but always the same one flowers early!) but it hasn't
had a flower bud in November in 13 years of being here. Loads of
wildflowers flowering still in the fields and we saw a Red Admiral
butterfly only 2 days ago. Amazing November weather.

Dawlish wrote:
On Nov 27, 3:58 pm, Simon S wrote:
Amazed how many flowers are still out and even more surprised finding
spring flowers in the botanical gardens.
This is the earliest I have seen snow drops and grape hyacinth in
flower. Berry bushes are flowering whilst covered in berries and
rhododendron flowers scattered across bushes. Even some buds on trees
seem to be ready to burst.
Even some of the summers flowers are still flowing such as roses and
pot marigolds.

Simon S (South Yorkshire)

I know. I have a narcissus in the front garden which is in bud. It
must be an early daff and it has flowered in December before (It's one
of an old clump, but always the same one flowers early!) but it hasn't
had a flower bud in November in 13 years of being here. Loads of
wildflowers flowering still in the fields and we saw a Red Admiral
butterfly only 2 days ago. Amazing November weather.

Four Swallows on the Royal Military Canal in Hythe! Along with Snowdrops,
Daffs & Blackberries still in flour!

Les Hemmings wrote:
Four Swallows on the Royal Military Canal in Hythe! Along with
Snowdrops, Daffs & Blackberries still in flour!

"Flower!"

On 27/11/2011 15:58, Simon S wrote:
Amazed how many flowers are still out and even more surprised finding
spring flowers in the botanical gardens.
This is the earliest I have seen snow drops and grape hyacinth in
flower. Berry bushes are flowering whilst covered in berries and
rhododendron flowers scattered across bushes. Even some buds on trees
seem to be ready to burst.
Even some of the summers flowers are still flowing such as roses and
pot marigolds.

Simon S (South Yorkshire)

I've still got nasturtiums, dahlias, begonias and fuchsias still flowering.

Joe Egginton
Wolverhampton
175m asl

The whins (gorse to some of you) made a very poor showing in May
2011 after being severely damaged or killed off by last winter's
severe weather.

However they are in flower now, though generally it's only the
south-facing side of each bush that is flowering.

Photograph, taken today, at
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2711670 though you may not be
able to view it until it has been moderated.

I wonder if this late flowering will affect their ability to
flower again at the normal season is six months' time?

Anne