It's spring!

Happy 1st March and the start of a new gardening year, everyone.

Let's get cracking!

 

Mmmmm?
BBC Weather forecast are suggesting Snow for the weekend up here!

It's been warm and sunny for the past few days. Is it Spring - or what?

 

Well, techinically it's spring, which is worth a cheer anyway!

Weather wise, I suppose it might not feel like it where you are GCC - Morpeth way, is it? Lovely part of the country mind you.

 

Yes March came into like a lamb all day long but this evening it slight rain now.

 

My favourite season of the year :happydance:

Been a bit colder these last two nights, but then the skies have been clear.

I did pot up my three Daphne x transatlantica Eternal Fragrance yesterday, but waiting to plant the Clematis out until the threat of frost has passed.

Off to Bents today to get some compost (and return my Escallonia Iveyi which is diseased), then I can start on planting the Camellias out.

 

I thought Spring officially starts around March 21st/22nd???; either way it certainly looks and feels like spring out there 'at the moment', we're forecast another nice day today but the weekend is supposed to go down hill fast , rain/sleet/wintery stuff, breezy and for us day time temps no higher than 6 degrees and -2 forecast for Sunday night!!!, hopefully just a blip as its meant to be fine again by the beginning of the week with temperatures rising again...fingers crossed

 

The Met Office classifies the seasons by three month periods, so spring would be March to May.

The vernal equinox is around 20/21 March, which is when the clocks go forward, so that is what is mainly recognised as spring.

BBC article

I don't particularly care, I just want to get out in the garden

 

They promised us another nice day today...............but they lied :(

Well at least its not rainning...............YET :WINK1:

 

Lovely day here, bit hazier than yesterday but dry and warm. Just had to water all the plants because we haven't had a decent rain for a while (not something you say about Manchester very often!)

 

Salford is the same, might have to water my plants later.

Just seen two bees fighting over one of my blooming tulips

 

Woo hoo the weathers picked up here too. Not as nice as yesterday but still rather pleasant.

Just walked our Ming round the park. He's made up now he's seen all his doggie friends.:happydance:

 

Glad someone else is desperate for rain, it's been so dry lately, no real rain at all and as we didnt get the snow either, I am hoping for a couple of days nice steady gentle rain , sorry to be a party pooper .

Mrs Chopper