Winter weather begins

[Leena]

Maggi, yes I know. Temperatures like this without snow would kill many plants. I'm glad you don't have snow and cold, and I can enjoy plants in your garden in pictures, even this time of year.

[Yann]

30-40% of my tulips are in buds in my garden, i fear the worse 

[Maggi Young]

30-40% of my tulips are in buds in my garden, i fear the worse 

 Oh dear, that's not good. (Cute snowman though!)

[Yann]

yep, my daughter built no less than 5 snowmen this afternoon while the tulips are now under 15cm of snow and ice 

[Maggi Young]

If the snow continues she will soon have the snowman equivalent of the  Chinese Terracotta army!!

[Yann]

haha excellent!

[Leena]

Your poor tulips. I hope the weather is not too cold for them. I read that also in western Europe it is predicted to be colder than normal.

[François Lambert]

We had some snow yesterday and the day before, the first snowcover of this winter.  +Good conditions for the seeds sown late autumn that need cold stratification :-)

[Yann]

Indeed for stratification this is perfect, no needs to scratch seeds nature will do the job.

[TC]

We have been lucky in the "banana belt" with next to no snow.  My back garden, in the shade, has about a half inch of lying snow with a night time temp. of -3°c although some miles inland it is more wintery. One advantage has been an influx of Yellowhammers, Siskins and Bramblings to the bird feeders.  I have been keeping my fingers crossed for my tender rhododendrons which seem to be surviving outside.  They are now too big to be kept indoors OR the greenhouse.
The picture of Ayr, taken a few days ago shows the snow I like...on the hills!

[Maggi Young]

Fantastic photo, Tom!

[angie]

Those hills look beautiful. Snow here and today walking around the garden I found a dead robin, sad as I feed as much as I can.
This morning, snowy garden.

Angie 

[David Nicholson]

We have been lucky in the "banana belt" with next to no snow.  My back garden, in the shade, has about a half inch of lying snow with a night time temp. of -3°c although some miles inland it is more wintery. One advantage has been an influx of Yellowhammers, Siskins and Bramblings to the bird feeders.  I have been keeping my fingers crossed for my tender rhododendrons which seem to be surviving outside.  They are now too big to be kept indoors OR the greenhouse.
The picture of Ayr, taken a few days ago shows the snow I like...on the hills!

Cracking photograph Tom.

[Leucogenes]

Beautiful pictures... Angie.

With us it looks similar...only the sun is missing.

[angie]

Beautiful pictures... Angie.

With us it looks similar...only the sun is missing.

Such a picturesque veiw . All our snow is gone now , but don’t think that’s the last of it.

Angie