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Unseasonal Weather

I thought that April was supposed to be the month of showers. We’ve had very little rain this month, and currently we are having temperatures of 22 – 24 degrees. The result is that everything in the garden is earlier than normal. For example, here’s two photos of the same tree in blossom. The first was taken last year, on May 4th. The second was taken today. So the blossom is almost three weeks earlier this year. We may be in for a long hot summer…
 
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2 responses to “Unseasonal Weather”

  1. Brian Avatar
    Brian

    My garden has everything out at once as well.  I’ve mused this weekend at how I like global warming as I was watering the droopy annuals until I wondered what I was doing watering the garden in April.  I am beau et bronzé this morning but any hobby gardener can tell you, there have been great changes in the passing of seasons in recent years.  Worrying, especially water supplies.

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  2. Andy Avatar
    Andy

    It is the same in the UK.  April is the new May, as they would say in the fashion world.  The hawthorn bushes (aka "the May bush"
    0 are even in flower.  I could get used to this climate change stuff  🙂

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