Re: OT-Really bad weather

What a wild week, only 5 days ago it was 31C, then snow and more snow, 22cm
at last count.  Tonight the weatherman is predicting record lows -5C or
better, and maybe more snow!!  My little patch of unnamed SDB which were in
full glorious bloom as late as Saturday are now tattered  limp sticks with
little bits of purple petal stuck to their sides.  Good thing I ordered a
whole bunch of irises a couple of weeks ago, something to look forward to.
The plants I am really grieving over are the Martagon lilies, they were up 1
1/2' now most are bent over, some completly snapped, after the frost tonight
I will probably have lost all chance of blooms.

Anne, near Calgary, Alberta about 300Km south of Gianna


>Gianna Einarson wrote
>Well, its finally happened.  Our traditional May long weekend snow storm
>has come.  A few days later than usual, late enough to fool most people
>into putting out their bedding plants! Arggh!  I can't stand it!  I woke
>up this morning to 10 cm + of heavy, wet snow.  I've been out 2 times
>already to shake the trees.  Fortunately, here in the frozen north, my
>irises are only about 5 cm high so far, no buds to freeze.  I give
>thanks for small favours!
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Anne Savannah, Alberta Canada, zone3b(mintemp -40C)   savannah@cadvision.com
Draba's, Primula's, species Tulip's and Pulminaria's now in bloom, Martagon
lilies 2' out of ground, irises 'slow' , most things now squashed
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