Snow covered Pieris.

Lovely close up such pretty flowers too.

Tell me Homebird, if you have tried to grow these shrubs and failed, then maybe I can help in some way. Thank you Sixpence, flowers are still in bud, they are not daft enough to open, this weather is unpredictable at the moment...

The animals and plants are wiser than us lol

I think may be you are right Sixpence.

The little scarlet pimpernel is the farmers weather glass, also you can tell the time by it too as it will close its flowers around 3 each day also if rain is comming.

Is 'nt marvelous, the world of plant's...I love their complex and diverse natures.

So do I, its a shame people on a whole don't study plants etc any more like they use to, just plant and want to enjoy looking at what they produce, not study them.

Plant study to me is vital. How else are we to know how to accommodate and care for them. They help us medicinally, and I think that they teach us about their requirements.

They also teach us about the earth changing to grow too.

How long have you been interested in the plant world Sixpence?