Freezing on Easter!
Mornin’ earthly gardeners,
I have to tell ya, I’m not in the mood for talking about fresh tomatoes right now….it’s been freezing here! We had a freakish late freeze on Saturday night, and at the last minute we were scurrying around covering plants, hauling the EarthBox into the garage, turning off the water in the garden hoses, checking the pump house, etc. etc. It was supposed to get up to the 50’s yesterday, but it didn’t. We got some sleet Saturday morning, and friends just north of us got up to three inches of snow. People who don’t believe that our climate is changing need to get a clue…..80-degrees in December and freezing on Easter eve….NOT normal. I’m worried about the hummingbirds since I haven’t seen any out today.
To cheer us up a bit, I dug around in the files and found a photo of one of my antique roses blooming in April of last year. Several people have expressed an interest in growing heirlooms, but wanted roses that they could cut. This particular one grows on a long sturdy stem, and makes a wonderful cut flower.
My other bushes are blooming now, too, and have been for about a month. I hope this one short freeze doesn’t do them in!
Keep warm, and dig it!
bobbi .
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antique roses, climate changes, global warming, unusual weather, heirloom roses, cut flowers
April 9th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
I want the warm weather back, too! That’s a beautiful flower.
Oh, and I nominated your blog for a Blogger’s Choice Award!
April 9th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
The weather is definitely changing. We are freezing here too in NY but thats not so odd! Cant wait for the warmth to return so I can get back into my garden!
Beautiful color on that rose BTW
cheers
-=:mark:=-
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April 9th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
Gosh, Emma, thanks!
It’s supposed to warm up again here this week. I sure hope so. I know, though, that it’ll be 90 before long, and I’ll wish it was cold again. LOL
bobbi c.
April 9th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Hi Mark! Thanks, I love photographing the roses. That one’s an especially deep color.
I’m looking forward to reading your new blog, too…I was an art major many years ago.
bobbi c.
April 10th, 2007 at 6:55 am
Hey Bobbi, we just had what was probably the worst storm of the winter over Easter. It sure has been a weird season here in NS.
Your rose looks a lot like the one in our front yard, though I’ll have to wait a few months to see the blooms and smell the fragrance. It has spread to be a big beast, but unfortunately it acts as a wind breaks and causes snow to drift across the driveway. Not good planning on the part of whoever planted it.