Autumn and winter 20013-2014

[Bea]

Lussi - when you found the first coltsfoot it won´t last long and other early blooms will follow

Airras - you have already Dandelion with seeds and here are only the very first blossoms up

[Bea]

Todays finds:

Anemone nemorosa (Buschwindröschen in German)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemone_nemorosa






Not far away were these flowers, they look like pink Liverwort

[Bea]

On a brookbed .... Butterbur -Petasites hybridus ("Pestwurz" in German)





Airras, is it the same plant like on your pic??

[Bea]

It was a cat-day .... we met several ... the one on the second pic was not amused that doggie and I came along her place

[Riitta]

Today - 14.03.2014 - we have a pretty early-spring-day.


Therefore I take some views in neighbours garden:

Prunus cerasifera




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_plum

[Riitta]

Forsythia:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsythia ... intermedia

[Riitta]

Hyacinthus










https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_ ... uselang=de

[Riitta]

Viola wittrockiana

[Riitta]

Bellis perennis

[Riitta]

hydrangea




https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kletter-Hortensie


Good night!

[Manu]

A would say a huge thanks to ALL of you for all these wonderful pictures. Lussi, don't be sad, spring will also arrive soon in your area.

[Lussi05]

Lussi, don't be sad, spring will also arrive soon in your area.

Slowly, but surely, Manu, thank you for your comfort! When I look back at last year, spring is two weeks earlier here this year

Another sign of spring, today I saw my first liverwort


Bea and Riitta, more beautiful photos:)

[Riitta]

...Another sign of spring, today I saw my first liverwort thumbsup: ...

Lussi05 the liverwort is such a delicate flower.

[Riitta]

Here are pics - I have taken yesterday in our garden, but it was too late last night for posting.

Erica carnea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_carnea

Iberis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberis

I don't know the name and I'm not amused to see the plant in the garden, but in the early spring I like the wonderful yellow color of the blossoms!

[Riitta]

Lemon balm = Melissa officinalis - hmm... it is delicate!



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_officinalis

Santolina viridis



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santolina

[Riitta]

The birch is one of my favourite trees.
This is a "Betula pendula".


The trunk.


Another view of the trunk.

[Riitta]

The new leafs - wonderful!




...in the garden of my neighbour: Betula pendula youngii buds

[Riitta]

A very small pussy willow.


Nice in the early spring.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy_willow

[Riitta]

And here are the new shoots of a red rose.


One of my favourite plants is the "hydrangea" in our garden.
I am happy to see, that they are showing new shoots, too.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrangea

[Bea]

Thank you all for your wonderful pictures

It is so interesting to follow development of season in different countries - also in the different states in the own country!

When I saw Riittas pictures of the herbs, I began to look forward so much to the days, when one can go out in the garden and pick fresh herbs