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Winter News

Winter News

Welcome to the Jardiniers Newsletter.

This Newsletter was created to provide News and Information on various topics. It is intended to be informative and fund, with a few tips for the everyday gardner

Winter

It is often said that, astronomically, winter starts with the winter solstice and ends with the vernal equinox. In meteorology, it is by convention counted instead as the whole months of June, July and August in the Southern Hemisphere and December, January and February in the Northern Hemisphere. While in actuality, the most accurate start and end point is simply defined by when the first major wave of cold fronts and warm fronts hit a particular area, having no universally predetermined dates.

In Celtic countries such as Ireland using the Irish calendar, the winter solstice is traditionally considered as midwinter, with the winter season beginning November 1 on All Hallows or Samhain. Winter ends and spring begins on Imbolc or Candlemas, which is February 1 or February 2. This system of seasons is based on the length of days exclusively. The three-month period of the shortest days and weakest solar radiation occurs during November, December and January in the Northern Hemisphere and May-July in the Southern Hemisphere.

Also many mainland European countries tend to recognize Martinmas, St. Martins day (November 11) as the first calendar day of winter. The day falls at midpoint between the old Julian equinox and solstice dates. Also, Valentines Day (February 14) is recognized by some countries as heralding the first rites of spring, such as flower blooming.
Winter is here....

Snowdrops
The first sight of the bright white nodding heads of snowdrops peeping through the undergrowth signals that winter is coming to an end. These plants are very hardy, and the colder the weather, the longer the flowers last, with some flowering into March.

Lifting and moving bulbs every three years helps to keep disease under control
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