Harbingers of spring - or could it all end in tears?

[jenkinsbrynmair]

the 'wild' daffodils in the hedge at the home apiary are nowhere near flowering although they won't be long, but usually we see flowers not far from opening around January. I've heard that there are gardens in the Llanelli area with open daffs. Crocuses in the garden are nowhere near opening, the first wave of snowdrops won't be long going over but there are plenty coming up for the second wave to open in a week or so. I noticed that the new owners of Glanberach (the cottage next to the Berach stream a hundred yards down the hill) woke up to a nice surprise this week - the brambled overgrown large garden they cleared, scarified and left to grass over again in the autumn is now a riot of thousand of snowdrops lining the path down to the hedge

 

[Amari]

I've not seen a single daffodil open yet. Some years recently they've been all but over by now.

James

We visited Anglesey abbey near Cambridge a few days ago and saw daffs, witch hazel and snowdrops - 400 different

Walked round the winter garden at NT Anglesey Abbey near Cambridge today and saw daffs, witch-hazel, and snowdrops = 400 different varieties - a galanthophile's nirvana.
Sorry, took some pics but they now go to iCloudphoto and I haven't yet learnt how to upload them on to here