StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: SoS[26]

The clematis - an old variety, with quite small, pink flowers - has produced quite a show this year. That is despite me giving it quite a thinning out a few months ago. It is very attractive to bees, as are the brambles - grown so I know that they haven't been sprayed with anything noxious !

Despite a bit of drastic pruning earlier, the apple trees seem very blossom heavy --- just hope we don't get a late frost or strong winds / heavy rain before the pollinators have done their work. The last few years we have been lucky, and got good crops ...

Mrs bumble bee is working very hard in the cherry blossom

Bought and planted out a few plants into the "pretties pots" - I suppose you could say "Spring Bedding" I could add a few more flowering plants later in the month, technically we *could* still get a late frost ... I will, probably, add a row of smaller pots at the front. I might re-arrange the pots again, depending on how the existing contents grow. The fence at the back makes a good windbreak. The brick edging is because as the soil is very soft, the lawn tends to break away - and it allows me to build up the soil in flower beds.

My potted Rhubarb has got going at last ... It's about to get top-dressed & weeded. [It's up there to keep it away from the wildlife - mainly rabbits - that ate other crowns to death in previous winters].

Pollen Alert ! The Goat Willow catkins outside my window have responded to the warmer sunshine ...

Inforgraphic from the UK's Met Office, pointing out how the daylight hours increase over March. I live to the west of Newcastle, so I estimate that there will be about 2 hours 15 minutes "extra" daylight by the end of the month. [and, hopefully, both warmer and calmer weather !] not my image : fair use & public information

Another area with many snowdrops ... [Please excuse the mess, It also needs a bit of a tidy-up after the strong winds this past winter and some tree surgery done a few weeks ago]

The first buds are almost open, on the naturalised daffodils growing in the "wildwood" ...

Leading twig on the horse chestnut looks almost ready to break.

One of the patches of Tete-a tete miniature daffodils burst into flower, almost without being seen, as they are somewhat hidden up the far end of the garden.

Just one of the drifts of snowdrops showing that it is spring here. There are several large patches of naturalised Galanthus on the garden - after flowering has finished, a few more will get moved into the wildwood.

Looking up at Hazel catkins ... [ Corylus Avellana Contorta (Corkscrew Hazel aka Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick) ] That *might* explain a few of my recent sneezes !

Small clump of early snowdrops, benefiting from a little sunshine [as opposed to the snow & rain that's been battering the area recently]

This bank of daffodils in Carlisle are usually early to show, and some are already flowering - despite a bit of a battering from recent wet & windy weather. The wall behind basically holds up the railway, and makes this area quite a sun-trap ... . [added to HWW 25Feb2026 = 4 stars, 2comments and 21 views]

At last ! a sign of spring I've been waiting to see - Lambs ! Farm very close to Birdoswald had a few ewes and their lambs pottering in the field in front of the farmhouse - rather "rough" grazing, with all that sedge ! Spotted as we drove past this afternoon - on a personal diversion as the main road was too busy & had temporary traffic lights with long queues ...

Some of our snowdrops are beginning to show their white buds, and a few are even opening. There's a lot of debris on the ground after the recent windy weather.

Some of our snowdrops are beginning to show their white buds, and a few are even opening. There's a lot of debris on the ground after the recent windy weather.