Garden Affair : Summer abated by Rain

 The weather system this year has been quite contradicting to the past years .  When we are experiencing   warm spring in the  February  and cooler summer temperatures in April . The May month which is considered to be hot when summer is at its peak but this year the weather system has been out of the blue where it has been cooler  beginning of May month  after concurrent western disturbances that brought Rainfall . 

The drop in temperature had made weather cooler  and subsided heat waves which has become blessing  for the Garden. The summer and spring blooms are making strong presence  after cooler temperature.                                                     

Adeniums had been showcasing a flower show from last two months this year. 

                                                                                                  

  The presence of Summer and spring blooms  at  the same time in May month is what we don't see every year. 

                                                                     

This is the first time I had grown and harvested  Brussels sprouts in my Garden. 

                                                           

I am not sure these are healthy harvest or not anyone who has grown before please share your view?                                                                                                                                                   

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Garden Affair : Warm spring and absence of bees

 This year would be remembered as one of the warmest spring in the decades. The spring annuals are already withering with rising temperature which has also affected  the ecological balance as the adverse effect can be seen with the absence of butterflies and bees from spring garden. 

          These are the few glimpses from spring from past years when bees and butterflies were spotted hovering over the flowers.

                                                                    

                                                                        

We had reached almost at the end of spring season this year with rising temperatures and presence of bees and butterflies is almost negligible this spring. The possible reasons of vanishing of bees in spring is still  uncertain  to me but the warmer and shorter winter period that induced  warmer spring season     could be one of the reasons for their non survival till spring season.                                                                                                                 

The presence of bees and butterflies in spring is prominent as they are pollinators to ensure production of seeds, fruits and flowers vital to maintain ecological balance. I had already discussed the vitality of presence of bees and bugs in  Importance of bees and ladybugs in garden   post.                                                             

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Warm spring

 The soaring temperature in the mid spring season is alarming with fear of Global warming and unprecedented climate change now becoming a  reality.  

The raising temperature had affected my Garden as  well as early summer blooms are already blooming along with spring flowers. 

                        Petunias are blooming aside summer bloomers Vinca and Plumbago in spring is not we see every year.             

I have always felt growing Single flowered Dahlia is more rewarding than  Giant Dahlias 

                                                         

             The unusual rise in temperatures in spring has affected spring blooming annuals in  adverse manner 

                    Buttercup and other bulbous blooms are out of shape due to sharp rise in temperatures                       

 

Meanwhile Garden is busting with colors of spring , Although the current changes in climate change scenario is indicating towards shorter period of spring season in coming years. 

                                                                                                                 

                                                              

                                                                          

                                   

                                                                                    

                                                           

                                                            

Summers are already around the corner poor Stilts have to travel in city for  quenching of water 

                                          Stilts looking for water