Re: question
- Subject: Re: question
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:51:57 -0500
Well, I'm a lot farther south and my H. f. 'Wester Flisk' are opening
flowers...don't like it one bit as I know this warm spell will break
and we'll be hit by cold weather and those flowers will be mush; also
worried about plants not hardening off properly in this unseasonably
warm weather, even though we've had some killing frosts as far as
tender things go. Can't do much more than add this to the old 'worry
list' tho'...Ma Nature will do as she durn well pleases.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: nancy degrazia <nsshlaes@ameritech.net>
>
> Donna, Anne et al - I am 40 miles NW of Chicago (Long Grove) and in
my walk around the
> place, I was most struck by the helebore foetidus (Lenten Rose).
It is in full bud
> with color showing. Strange and wonderful - and a little scary.
>
> Nancy deGrazia
>
>
>
> Donna wrote:
>
> > Hi Anne and all,
> > Noticed you are from Chicago.. Did you enjoy that great
weather today, must
> > have been 65 here in zone 5.... thought I was dreaming and not
awake yet :)
> >
> > In my walk around the yard today, I noticed that many
plants are coming to
> > life again after the frosty weather a month or so ago. I have so
many that
> > are sprouting and flowering this is *very* unusual for this time
of year to
> > say the least. I am concerned that those plants will not have
enough time
> > to 'go thru the cycle' and store enough energy for the real
springtime. I
> > have iris up, hardy geraniums, hostas, coreopsis, and the list
goes on. Even
> > have rose bushes with flowers and buds...looking like early June
instead of
> > December :)
> >
> > I can not remember a time like this....Santa and his
reindeer are on the
> > front lawn nibbling on the flower beds in bloom... I am sure
tomorrow I will
> > awake to a foot of snow and freezing weather. Anything I should
do or not do
> > with this crazy, but enjoyable weather to protect my perennials?
> >
> > Comments or suggestions?
> > Donna
> > zone5, 40 miles south of Chicago, Illinois
> >
> > >
> > > Here too in Chicago, C.lutea spreads all over, in sun, shade,
brick
> > > sidewalk cracks. But...plants I've donated to friends & family
don't
> > > spread for them. So strange.
> > >
> > > Anne
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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