By joenesgarden, 26 days ago

Mother Nature is messing with Connecticut gardens

I know, it's hard not to panic when reading:

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By joenesgarden, 1 month and 4 days ago

Frost Nipped White Lilacs in the Bud

It's official. There will be no white lilac blooms in joene's garden this spring. I waited and watched and hoped for the best, but it's clear now that the March weather nipped my white lilacs in the bud. This is my first weather-related gardening casualty for 2012.

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By joenesgarden, 1 month and 22 days ago

My Silly Gardening Oops for April 2012

I should have known better. I've gardened for more than 30 years. I know that early spring emerging plants can handle cold. Still, my mothering instinct beat out my common sense instinct when faced with the idea that my white lilac buds might be harmed by the a hard frost that visited my Connecticut gardens last week. The previous stretch of unusual record warmth caused a growth explosion in lilacs and other spring bloomers. Then, true to typical New England weather, the temperature dropped just as gardeners and gardens were feeling comfortable with the early warmth. I should have known better than to try to protect the larger of my two white lilacs from the freeze. This is my Gardening Oops, GOOPs for short, for April 2012.

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By joenesgarden, 3 months and 8 days ago

Take a Virtual Garden Tour

Connecticut is having another spring-like day, but it's still not warm enough outside to cause abundant blooms to share this February 2012 Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. For those new to this blog meme, on the 15th of each month Carol at May Dreams Gardens hosts a virtual garden tour. Garden bloggers around the world show off the blooms in their gardens and link their posts to May Dreams Gardens. All you have to do to take the virtual garden tour is follow the links you'll find there.

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By joenesgarden, 4 months and 8 days ago

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: January in Connecticut

With no blooms in my outdoor gardens eyes are drawn to the subtle colors of a so-far snowless winter. I bundled up for a winter morning photo stroll to see what winter color might reveal itself for this first Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, kindly hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens, of 2012.

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