I used to keep a 'What's in flower' file on this blog, but I was so bad at keeping it up to date that it rather lost its point. However, what's going on at the moment probably deserves a specific mention. We're having a warm spell (mid 20s C... mid 70s F), and the plants seem unable to work out what season it is.
For instance, early spring flowers like hellebores, daffodils and forsythia are still out; but the amelanchier (shad-bush, mespilus) has already flowered and shed its petals, there's blossom on the pear trees, the tulips (Angelique) and snakes-head fritillaries are flowering, and the Wisteria is about to go for it in a big way. The hyacinths have just about finished, and the bluebells are flowering, as is the rosemary bush.
It's hard to resist the conclusion that their biological clocks are comprehensively jiggered. I just hope that when the 'real' summer weather arrives, there's still something to look at.
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