Scotland was split today with winter still anchored in the north and spring bursting out in bloom in the south.
Locals in and around Inverness were caught on the hop by morning blizzards and snow ploughs were out on the A9.
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But in the central belt, long spells of sunshine have tempted many plants and flowers to end their winter hibernation early, with rhododendrons flowering on Glasgow’s south side.
However, TV’s ‘Beechgrove Garden’ expert George Anderson has warned gardeners that there is still a danger from spring frosts.
He said:”Like many previous seasons, some plants are earlier and others slightly later this year.
“Remember, some plants are activated by the increase in day length, while others respond more positively to rises in temperature.
“My daffodils and camellia are much more advanced this year but a recent post on my Facebook page showed memories from five years ago, where my hyacinths were in flower.
“There is a definite upward trend in temperatures but as plants start to put on their new growth, there is always the chance of a damaging hard frost right through until the middle of May.
“Gardening and forecasting are not easy.”
Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said northern Scotland could see some more snow tomorrow morning but the rest of the country can look forward to several more days of dry, sunny weather.
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He said: “Things are looking not bad at all in Scotland for the next few days at least.
“High pressure is building over Scandinavia, which will protect Scotland from anything trying to come in from the Atlantic.
“Even the long range forecast suggests northern Britain can expect a drier time of things through the rest of March.”
Spring seemed a long way off yesterday in the north.
Susan Lawson was walking her dog Lexii on snow-covered paths in Inverness.
She said:”The forecast had said it was going to snow on the hills last night.
“I wasn’t expecting there to be snow in the city this morning.”
Dennis Bell was clearing snow from his car at Milton of Leys in Inverness. He said:”I thought we had seen the last of the snow for a while but here it is, back again.”
Lots of snow fell in areas like Daviot, Moy and Tomatin.
Gillian McKnight was feeding her horse, Ozzy, at Daviot near Inverness.
She said: “There must be two-three inches of snow here today.
I always make sure there is plenty of feed for the horses at the time of year.”
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Ploughs were out on the A9 as snow covered the carriageway making driving condition tricky.
A bus struggled through several inches of snow at Tomatin about 10 miles south of Inverness.
