tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post3150082559313297479..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Positively... Cold, But What About 2002, 2005, and 1925?Carol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-64073691111767777212007-04-11T09:23:00.000-04:002007-04-11T09:23:00.000-04:00Mother's Day is our usual "frost safe" date, too.....Mother's Day is our usual "frost safe" date, too...boy that magnolia sure is nice! I have a real puny yellow bloomer that's been growing like a turtle...I think I'll dig/pot it up to be a bonsai specimen and get a star magnolia instead! I'm told they bloom younger than most, too.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-48215957268320351582007-04-08T18:29:00.000-04:002007-04-08T18:29:00.000-04:00Everyone, thanks for the comments and "sympathies"...Everyone, thanks for the comments and "sympathies". I hope that we all don't have too many 'before and after' pictures to post. This spring will be one we won't soon forget. My nephew said it was "winter's revenge" for having lost time in December when we had all that "spring-like" weather!Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-79187946917670103662007-04-08T13:59:00.000-04:002007-04-08T13:59:00.000-04:00Aren't garden journals great! See, now don't you ...Aren't garden journals great! See, now don't you feel better? Our first frost free date is around mid-May...Mother's Day is usually the marker. <BR/><BR/>Hope everything recovers well, especially the lilac...Gotta Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05858358103234856020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-75940953249761300942007-04-07T11:19:00.000-04:002007-04-07T11:19:00.000-04:00I think that they have loosely correlated El Nino ...I think that they have loosely correlated El Nino years with fewer tropical storms/hurricanes in the Atlantic - I always like to hear that...however, like you, I'm dreaded tonight - they're predicting lows in the upper 20s, and EVERYTHING is exploding right now! I fear that I might have some 'before' and 'after' images to post soon! I hope that your garden will warm up soon - your tulips look Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-40518601131009016632007-04-06T15:33:00.000-04:002007-04-06T15:33:00.000-04:00Ha, ha, frost on May 25 is not that unusual here. ...Ha, ha, frost on May 25 is not that unusual here. I remember a neighbor getting hit on June 2 one year. I think it might depend on the full moon.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-83264153875169999272007-04-06T14:50:00.000-04:002007-04-06T14:50:00.000-04:00Here in Michigan we're cold and snowy, and getting...Here in Michigan we're cold and snowy, and getting a wintery blast tonight. What a let down after the 75-80 degrees weather of last week. I picked a big bunch of daffodils on Tuesday. Good thing I did, they don't look too good. But you can't slow down the seasons, and soon we'll all be complaining of the heat!!Jane O'https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426526301234517692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-26370600464413019822007-04-06T12:43:00.000-04:002007-04-06T12:43:00.000-04:00Carol, I was sorry to see the frost damage ... and...Carol, I was sorry to see the frost damage ... and thank goodness you were able to enjoy your Magnolia in bloom for a spell. <BR/><BR/>I am quite amazed by your pastel-coloured tulips. At least you didn't get vivid yellows popping up along the orange and purple...katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-38225492127380757562007-04-06T10:17:00.000-04:002007-04-06T10:17:00.000-04:00I am SO happy that my stellata has been holding in...I am SO happy that my stellata has been holding in bud. <BR/><BR/>We must be two or three weeks behind you in season, all that is getting blasted right now in my garden is the daffs, who look really sad - much like your magnolia.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-42769726335442134222007-04-06T07:19:00.000-04:002007-04-06T07:19:00.000-04:00Curtis... Thanks for the comment. I don't know how...<B>Curtis</B>... Thanks for the comment. I don't know how people even make a living trying to predict what nature will do.<BR/><BR/><B>Annie</B>... We had <B>a lot</B> of warm days before this week! I think many trees and shrubs were about 2 weeks ahead of schedule. <BR/><BR/><B>Yolanda Elizabet</B>... This has been an out and out freeeeze, which is why there is so much damage, and we are Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-28375637315241701482007-04-06T03:44:00.000-04:002007-04-06T03:44:00.000-04:00I'm sorry to read about the damage the frost has d...I'm sorry to read about the damage the frost has done to your garden. Tulips can stand a bit of frost, so not to worry about them.<BR/><BR/>In the Netherlands nightfrost can happen as late as the end of May but as a rule we are nightfrost free around the 20th of May. Hopefully most of your garden will recover from the shock and you too!Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-14737844765622941262007-04-05T23:05:00.000-04:002007-04-05T23:05:00.000-04:00Wow - magnolias are always chancy but Lilacs!! And...Wow - magnolias are always chancy but Lilacs!! And Crab apples!! They're usual too cautious to be hit by late freezes. I'm so sorry Carol, and hope the damage is superficial.<BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-83658685016120168432007-04-05T22:08:00.000-04:002007-04-05T22:08:00.000-04:00Just when you think we come out of the cold. Nope!...Just when you think we come out of the cold. Nope! Nature surprises us.Whyitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243528765489096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-46032530621189999872007-04-05T21:45:00.000-04:002007-04-05T21:45:00.000-04:00Blackswamp Girl... Good idea to look at the rest o...<B>Blackswamp Girl</B>... Good idea to look at the rest of '02 to see what "might" happen, if '02 and '07 are both El Nino years! See! It is good to have a garden journal!Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-25631277600826632962007-04-05T21:34:00.000-04:002007-04-05T21:34:00.000-04:00That would make sense, as I think that 2001/2002 w...That would make sense, as I think that 2001/2002 winter was our last main El Nino year. I wonder if we will be able to draw more parellels between the spring and summer of '02 and those season this year?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.com