Spring Weather

[johnstephen29]

Is it just me or has the weather this spring been really rubbish, this time last year I had the spring bedding out. The greenhouse is full to bursting point.

[Lawrence]

Yes John I agree, it's been bitterly cold here in Harrogate today and  most things seem a few weeks behind my collection of Hostas  especially are really struggling to come into leaf

[angie]

John the weather here has been rubbish as well. I have quite a lot of damage from frost and the wind. Sometimes I feel that why do I put all this work into garden and nature spoils it. I suppose we have had nice springs but I hate when we get a warm spell followed my cold weather. Thats gardening I suppose. Roll on June.

Angie 

[ashley]

It seems that pollen fragments can seed rain (e.g. see comment here); another example of how plants condition their environment

[TC]

One day freezing , blowing a gale and the next shirt sleeve weather.  At Arduaine gardens yesterday, wall-to-wall sunshine and 17°C.  Looked like the Mediterranean with the sea a deep blue colour.

[Maggi Young]

Still very changeable here too, Tom - but with fab photos like that the Visit Scotland folks will be hiring you!

[johnstephen29]

Hi angie & Lawrence on Wednesday they were talking frost, can you believe it this close to midsummers day. Great pictures T C.

[TC]

I forgot to mention that in the first picture, close to the shore, there were two otters playing about.  In my full size version,of the picture,you can make out the "ring of bright water" to quote Gavin Maxwell.  I have attached a blow- up of this, although the otters were diving at this point.  All this with a cuckoo calling in the background.
First real day of Spring.  Since then gales and rain.  Why should I be surprised !   

On the 1st of May I took this picture after another fall of snow when we were up looking at an Ospreys nest.  The Temp was 1°C.  This only 12 miles inland from where I live.

[fredg]

Am I allowed to mention my barrels again?

[johnw]

It's hard to believe just a few weeks ago we were still battling the last of the snowbanks from plows.  We have gone straight into late spring with not a hint of frost, magnolias in full flower everywhere and because the weather has not been hot  - though it's been to 23c a few times - everything is lasting admirably.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Am I allowed to mention my barrels again?

Of course Fred - we're biting our nails as we wait for news - how are your barrels?

[fredg]

They need refilling Maggi

[johnstephen29]

You go must use some water Fred if your barrels need filling again. Another day in Lincolnshire, another gale blowing, when it is going to end?

[Hoy]

Am I allowed to mention my barrels again?

Do you have whisky in them? If so I could unserstand why you constantly need refilling

I need glowes and .

[johnw]

Do you have whisky in them? If so I could unserstand why you constantly need refilling

We call that squishing the barrel here.

john