>>2569540And finally, a collage of other plants for reference. Apart from gleditsia that is also waiting for sufficent hours of daylight, most plants are already thriving with at least bursting buds, and at most fully formed leafs & flowers.
Roses are red (the leafs, at least in early spring),
forget-me-nots are blue,
ohfuck aphids on apple and rose,
and some caterpillars on box, too.
It's sometimes nice to have an excuse to go and make photos of the garden…