Other than BG, how's the weather in your part? (haha)

[Bobbin]

Late frosts can be very bad news for orchards in my area; they took a very big hit a couple of years ago.

 

[Dix]

I swear I saw a woman on a bike in the air an hour ago

Thanks to the wind and the pine beetle, I've got friends with dropping pines asking me if I want the firewood. They are cutting. I pick up next weekend

Everyone safe & sound, no harm done in the process

 

[Bobbin]

"Tokyo Delight" is such a great hydrangea! As the flowers begin to go by red freckles appear on the outer petals and they gradually turn all red, lingering until frost. The foliage is handsome, the plants are bee magnets and if you stand by them and listen all you hear is the hum of the bees. Mine are about 4-4.5' H and easily as wide; in warmer zones they can hit 6'. They sucker freely and propagation is easy-peasy. We started with 2 about 10 yrs. ago and I'm up to 6+ now and have given a dozen or more away to friends and the local garden club plant sale over the years. The only wild card for rock solid flowering reliability is a late frost because they flower on old wood. But it's a risk I'll happily take! Just love 'em.

 

[Swedishchef]

It is currently 10F here and feels like -8F with the wind..where did spring go?!?! haha.

Andrew

 

[firefighterjake]

No snow. But woke up to temps at 13 degrees F. Lost our power yesterday afternoon due to the high winds . . . when I left this morning we were still without power. Nights (and days) like this I am so thankful for my woodstove.

 

[Bobbin]

I saw that a lot people in Maine were left without juice yesterday, Jake. My shop is cozy this morning and yesterday I asked if we should fire up the house stove upon the helpmeet's return (trying to conserve a limited stock of nicely seasoned wood if possible given present low heating oil prices). "Are you -hittin' me? fire that mother up!" Lol. Alrighty then! question answered. Lol. Within 30 minutes all 5 cats were within 10' of the 1991 Woodstock Fireview... . Wood stoves are the best!

 

[Swedishchef]

6F right now. Where is SPRING?!?!

 

[Cynnergy]

Spring is here! Blue-eyed Mary flowering on one of my sites yesterday...