Picture posting is enabled for all :)
BTW - did the photos look photoshoped to you? Like pictures of the plants taken separately and then formated in photoshop (except the last one) or am I being truly cynical?
Just great, Grannie(y) - but how do they read across to the uK?
I think the lowlands are about Zone 8, though I don't know what the Highlands or Scilly would be. Overall, spring in Cornwall is about a month ahead of the north of Scotland.
US climate zones don't mean anything to me, but that's what I've been told. Is 5-7 warmer or colder? I'm not sure how you can compare a maritime climate with that of the continental interior. One of my bee books has a useful map showing how spring progresses up the country, and it puts the north coast of Scotland five weeks behind Cornwall. Knowing both areas, I have no trouble believing it.