The Christmas daffodil in Wilhelmina Lowe de Zeeuw's garden.
THE sight of daffodils tends to be synonymous with spring and the promise of warmer weather.
But spring has sprung earlier than ever for one county woman, who snapped this daffodil in her garden in Eardisland.
The unseasonably early appearance of the bright yellow flower has caused Wilhelmina Lowe de Zeeuw to question whether it could be a sign of global warming.
According to the Royal Horticultural Society, daffodils are planted in autumn and spend several months developing roots before the flowers burst forth in spring.
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