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[QUOTE=alex and lyn]it looks like a load of them are coming through already...is this normal and when can I expect them to flower.????.
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Just down the road from us here are some crocuses that have been in full bloom for a couple of weeks!!! Our daffodils and lilac finally flower towards the end of spring - everyone elses seem to arrive at the usual time. We still have some roses going strong. It is different to what you would expect, perhaps it is to do with the Lunar planting many swear by? Who knows?
Flowering times do seem to vary depending on where you are and at what height, as for Christmas I don't know. Last year we had lots of wild cyclamen and the shops/garden centres were full of them. What about Christmas roses?, when do you have to plant them?
Regards
Anne2

we hhave wild cyclamen in flower all along the roads, walls etc......wonder what these two roses are which look ready to flower soon......

I think that the heat of the summer affects flowers every bit as much as the winter cold, so, perhaps we will have 2 seasons here each year, I noticed the roses in particular last year, and they've bloomed again this year, and the rosemary is in flower too... Just enjoy it is what I say :)

strange things are happening in the u.k too.i live in the south,it is t-shirt weather today and all of my rose bushes are blooming.

I had the heating on this afternoon and am wearing a fleece......... :mad:

And I am enjoying my flowers :) ..it is wonderful :) ...trouble is it has stopped me doing any more clearing in case anything else starts to flower (well the rain helped as well !! :rolleyes: )

Bulbs-tulips, etc. need to be planted after the first frost (or when the ground is quite cold)...so that they can go through their normal growing cycle...ground warms up and the bulbs start sprouting their green and flowers.

To keep your bulbs fresh while waiting for the proper time to plant, keep them in your fridge.

[QUOTE=red tulip]strange things are happening in the u.k too.i live in the south,it is t-shirt weather today and all of my rose bushes are blooming.[/QUOTE]

and I have a strawberry plant that actually has new full sized berries. Don't expect they will ripen though!

one of my neighbours has loads of strawberries.
Also daffs now poking through...reckon we'll have a good show by Christmas at this rate...fascinates me !!!! :)
...and as George said ..perhaps we will get 2 blooming seasons on some things...we had two lots of fruit on most things...figs..june and september !! :) ..and my lemon trees are laden ( good word !!! ;) ) again.

[QUOTE=alex and lyn]one of my neighbours has loads of strawberries.
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but my poor little strawberry plant with full sized green berries is still in England!!!!

...it will thrive ....like you !!!!!!!! :D

[QUOTE=alex and lyn]...it will thrive ....like you !!!!!!!! :D[/QUOTE]
good idea - we will bring a few of the strawberry plants with us, at the moment the garden is completely bare (rotivated by previous owner) and waiting to be planted

October is the month to get down any spring and early summer flowering bulbs.

[QUOTE=Sano]October is the month to get down any spring and early summer flowering bulbs.[/QUOTE]

We'll be arriving around 10/11 November, hope we won't be too late!

Probably not - I tend to wake up and do things in the garden several weeks after the due date and nothing has suffered yet. Considering you have a much nicer climate down there I suspect you would get away with it no probs.