namnhi
Masterpiece
Even in Houston, we been having damp and cold days... granted high in the 60s and low in the 40s. I have no worry of freezing but cloudy days seem to affect everyone anywhere.
Winter's still here and won't leave
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miker
Chumono
Winter is outta here! Some of the trees in the landscape are starting to wake up.
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
10" to 16" of snow predicted for here this coming weekend.
Trees are still frozen.
Trees are still frozen.
Dav4
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Bloody Hell!!
wireme
Masterpiece
We were skiing down last run of the year on closing weekend there, end of day and the chairlift stopped. 3yr old Elah looks up at us and says “hey the chair just stopped, does that mean it’s summer now?”
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M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
This is one weird long winter here.
I've been wanting a pet bear,if it keeps this up it will have to be a polar bear.
Grizzly is my first choice but I need one zoned for my area.
WNC Bonsai
Masterpiece
I can’t believe we are halfway through April and still having to deal with this stuff. Last night it snowed here! Not enough to be a nuisance but enough to make the ground white. Had to put all the trees in the garage again, and it looks like I will have to repeat on Friday. I accidentally left a A. palmatum out until about 11 PM when it was about 39 on the back porch so I didn’t expect any damage. However this morning the new leaves on the terminal branch were shot—this variety (Fireglow) must be very cold sensitive. I needed to lop it anyway as it is a replacement for one that died in a forest planting. Life goes on without you.
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Remember when I posted about our "year without a winter"? We didn't start to get cold evenings here until February. It is colder now here in Southern Cal than it was in December.
I am pretty certain I am going to lose one of my landscape peach trees, and the second one is trying to figure out if it should die or just go straight to leaves without blossoms. I have elms that leafed out in January, and elms of the same species that are only now starting to leaf out in April. None of my trees seem to know what's going on.
I was up in the mountains on Sunday and it is a very grim Spring. Very little green growth and limited flowering. Not enough cold... not enough water.
We had snow here yesterday, and a heavy frost last night. The plum in the yard has a few sparse blooms. I'm not sure if the crab apple, pear, or cherry will bloom at all. I've had annuals planted by this time, in years past. At least the grass isn't growing, in this cold. Which is good, since our yard is a swampy mess, from all of the rain. The farmer's around here are getting nervous.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Went down to 38 here last night. Will again tonight. Left all the trees outside.
We're forecast to hit 36 at night in the coming couple of days. That's borderline for frost damage on new foliage. It was 90 on Friday and 85 on Saturday.
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It was 34 F in my yard at 6 AM today... sheesh.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Heading to Canton,Ohio and ended up in a white out. Goodness! Switched drivers...hubs is behind the wheel now.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Duplicate post...that is how well I am handling being a passenger in this weather. ?
namnhi
Masterpiece
where are the tomatoes? LOL
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
Same here and will be 31F tomorrow morning when they come to install the new Central Air. It was 80 on Friday and 84 on Saturday, dropped to 39 Monday Morning. Looks like I will be loosing all of my first Apricot Blooms - ARGH!
Grimmy
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Planted... doing fine.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
So feel you...left the house today with an inch of snow on the deck. Dogs LOVE it! Snow snacks...but these will be also saying goodbye.
queenofsheba52
Chumono
We had quite an ice storm this past Sunday, the front birch tree was bent over nearly to the ground. Fortunately the temps moderated just enough to change the freezing rain to 'just rain' and that melted the ice nice and gradually. Lots of households are still without power 
My yard remains snow-covered; temp is 31F but feels like 23F. Yesterday when I went to the Post Office to mail the taxes it felt like the middle of January. The local quince buds aren't even pushing yet. Desperate times....for plant lovers anyway!
BTW Darlene @Cadillactaste, I like your new name! I heard your expression "Cadillac taste on a Pontiac budget" quite often while I was growing up.
--Helene
My yard remains snow-covered; temp is 31F but feels like 23F. Yesterday when I went to the Post Office to mail the taxes it felt like the middle of January. The local quince buds aren't even pushing yet. Desperate times....for plant lovers anyway!
BTW Darlene @Cadillactaste, I like your new name! I heard your expression "Cadillac taste on a Pontiac budget" quite often while I was growing up.
--Helene
