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Early pear trees are starting to flower
I was unaware of pademelons, so my education continues! Kangaroos with an awwww factor.My Trevatt lost a branch with the weight of the fruit on it this year. The pademelons love the leaves and stripped it bare once they could reach it.
This is part of the branch about two months ago and now in the drought after the pademelons have had a feed on it.
With a baby in the pouch!I was unaware of pademelons, so my education continues! Kangaroos with an awwww factor.
Gorgeous shot of a lovely bee
The bottom photo looks more like a Daphne rather than Viburnum.Other than the snowdrops and the crocus, nothing of note cracking off in my corner of Leicestershire yet ... though (to continue the previous chat on Blackthorn) the prunus spinosa is about ready to burst. Also spotted some nice pink flowers on the other side of the hedge, near my hives. Viburnum, I think??
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Isn't Daphne evergreen?The bottom photo looks more like a Daphne rather than Viburnum.
Ahh yes. Forgot that!Isn't Daphne evergreen?
That’s a well manicured standardOur cotoneaster would normally be stripped of berries by now but this year has been so mild the fieldfares and redwings have left them alone. The pigeons have had the top ones.View attachment 39047
nothing beats a neatly trimmed bushThat’s a well manicured standard
It's got so dry here the cotoneasters are badly wilting. I mean, they are just so tough, nothing much can kill them so I'm waiting to see if it will eventually get dry enough for long enough to do them in.Our cotoneaster would normally be stripped of berries by now but this year has been so mild the fieldfares and redwings have left them alone. The pigeons have had the top ones.View attachment 39047
Definitely something he’s a custom tonothing beats a neatly trimmed bush
nothing beats a neatly trimmed bush
Viburnum bodnantiensis. There's one in my apiary (a disused plant nursery). Starts blooming before Christmas and starting to fade now. Nice scent, attracts bees on a warm day. I planted a juvenile one in my garden last year = two blooms so far.Other than the snowdrops and the crocus, nothing of note cracking off in my corner of Leicestershire yet ... though (to continue the previous chat on Blackthorn) the prunus spinosa is about ready to burst. Also spotted some nice pink flowers on the other side of the hedge, near my hives. Viburnum, I think??
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