Holy crap...snow mid-April

After a wonderfully warm and sunny Easter weekend, we're back to crappy cold and windy weather.

Nothing much in bloom yet, but a few updated pics:
This bee found some pollen, taking a break from the cold wind on the eunymous:

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The Star Magnolia finally coming, not a hint of a leaf yet on the Northern Red Oak in background.
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Peonies look frozen 😆
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Two yucca filamentosa pics...I don't recall them ever looking so beaten up by winter.
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My fav little tree, a grafted weeping Larch:
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Certainly grateful we don't get tornados, but if we don't get some warm weather soon, I'll S C R E A M !!!
😆

My heart goes out to the folks down south who had those devastating tornados terrorise their communities.

Barb

Weve been getting hit with random snow falls here over the last few weeks. It doesnt last more then a day, but still.... snow. Cant be to bad, my spinach is comming up.

Everything looks good Barb. If you could see MY filamentosa... It was ok untill we got a suprised downpour/wet snow over night, and it sat in soaking water for a week. Only par that looks good is the growth spear. Im probably going to move it..

soaking water for a week. Only part that looks good is the growth spear.

They do need good drainage, Jesse, gravelly sandy stuff here.
Was your ground still frozen for water to sit a week?

How long have yours been planted?
Barb

oh ya, it was frozen at night and thawed during the day. The ground sunk during the winter and it was lower then expected. It been in the ground since last year, so mabey 10 months?

Im going to be moving it for sureor digging it up, and planting it higher up then everything else..

cool snow photo Aaron!!

cool snow photo Aaron!!

Thanks Tim. 😀

After a wonderfully warm and sunny Easter weekend, we're back to crappy cold and windy weather.

Nothing much in bloom yet, but a few updated pics:
This bee found some pollen, taking a break from the cold wind on the eunymous:

My heart goes out to the folks down south who had those devastating tornados terrorise their communities.

Barb

Looks like your about a week ahead of us or more. You place sure looks nice Barb. 😀

PS, I also feel for the people that were in the path of the tornados. 🙁

Thanks Aaron...usually there's so much more showing at this time of year.
But we're getting colder AGAIN 👿 😥 😥 😥

Off to put more wood in the woodstove...
:verycold:

Barb

Hi Barb,

funny that your star Mag is behind us but your peony is ahead of us........funny how climates are different.

The peony is insane, that's all. 😆

Barb, what kind of peony is that?

The tree peony, I guess.

Peony label was lost years ago, but it's not a tree peony Igor.

The deep-red flowers are huge (like a small dinner plate) but stems only grow about 2 feet tall.
Barb

OK... 'Cos my tree peony is going to bloom in a week I've made my guess. By the way a few days ago I saw plenty of wild peonies blooming on our hills. Had no chance for taking any pictures, sorry.

Your weather is certainly warmer than ours, Igor.

Wild peonies on hills?
That would be a wonderful sight to see 😀

We have wild lupines on the hills here in May.
Might be August this year with our cold spring 😆 😆
Lovely purple look.

Barb