Re: Queen's wreath
On Feb 3, 2007, at 5:20 PM, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
Actually, I kind of like it! We aren't quite as cold as Chicago, only
about -1 this morning, with temps in the teens and single digits
predicted for this week. Will probably lose a few plants too.
Probably some of the small shrubs I put in in the fall. A couple of
inches of snow forecast for this evening. But I can look at my
orchids - have three phalaenopsis and a Leiliocattleya in bloom now.
DH bought me a gardenia and some forced bulbs for our anniversary. I
can never keep gardenia alive... darn.
Cathy, z5b, IL
How do you stand it? I can take our cold because I know it won't
last that long, but yours is really brutal.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Queen's wreath
wonderful pick me up Jim.....
Here it is currently 4 with the wind howling
at 37mpg, which translates to minus 18.... yipes!... going down to
minus 4
tonight with a high of 2 tomorrow... then minus 10 tomorrow night.
I think
they said we are in for a week of this nonsense.
So all this means- start
cutting now... gonna loose allot of plants this winter as they
really don't
have the protection they need. We usually have a couple inches/ft
of snow
when this happens. The last snowfall was light and fluffy and
blew into the
next county... sigh.
My mother has taken on feeding every bird for miles...
trust me- they are all in our yards... hundreds of them. Bird
feeders are
filled twice a day and can't keep up... she also has started the
'bird bread'
campaign. Local thrift hostess place is doing a great business
with me....
they are going thru 8-10 loafs of bread a day.... I really didn't
think it was
a good idea to give birds bread, but there is no arguing with
mother...sigh.
Donna
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