We have blossom!!

[SueA]

Crocuses, daffs, irises, hellebores, pieris but no blossom on any fruit trees yet

[Lorna]

No fruit trees yet ..

Lorna.

[hils]

Har har!!

One of the very few benifits of living within the London area.

My nectarine is in full blossom. No, not kept in a greenhouse but sitting out in my fairly sheltered back garden. Crocus bulbs been out for weeks, mind you they have to be tough to survive the pollution down here

[fruit&vegvirgin]

crocus virtually over. daffs not even dared open yet, tho they are on the brink. neighbours flowering cherry is out.

[Jaxom]

I�m always puzzled each year when my next door neighbours flowers come into bloom each year before mine. Both gardens face the same direction so it can't be levels of sunlight. I care and supply my beds with food but he doesn�t touch his at all. It would not be so bad but some of the plants he has I grew from seed and planted for him so in that respect he did even less.
Jax

[nick the grief]

Healthy Neglect Jax

[j e p]

appricot in bloom, daffs will open shis weekend ,but how can i force my tulips on for a show first week in april

[Jaxom]

Jep, Welcome to the Vine.
Give your Tulips warmth. Put some sort of protection over them. The few weeks� cold weather we have had in the last month or so have held back a lot of plants. If the tulips are in pots they could be brought into a warm room or even a cold greenhouse would work. Plastic bottles with the bottoms cut off would cover individual tulips if they are spaced out too much to use fleece to warm them.
Jax

[j e p]

Hi Jaxom thanks for the welcome and advice, i will let you know how it goes, thank again