How's the weather?

[Heather]

Once word, Wendy. YUCK! Sending some good sunshiny thoughts your way!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Now I know why I don't live in Canada I remember as a lad getting up one early May morning, the dogwoods in bloom, and there was a couple inches of snow on everything. I actually cried, "NO, NOT WINTER AGAIN!"

Spring is here, well, early spring anyways. Lots of things coming into flower.

 

[SlipperFan]

Spring is here. Until next weekend...

 

[abax]

We're pruning in the nursery now, but if the sap's up be
double sure to seal the wounds carefully. I think it's a good
idea to open up a tree that size before they get too top
heavy and split. I'd prune just after blooming is finished.
It's such a beautiful tree that it deserves fans!

I'm sure I've mentioned the Jane magnolia to you before
if you should want a dark pink bloom that blooms a bit
later in the season...also off and on all summer. The Janes have huge wavy leaves too.

 

[Ozpaph]

Its over 80F and its Easter! Stupid hot for this time of year.

 

[Linus_Cello]

We're pruning in the nursery now, but if the sap's up be
double sure to seal the wounds carefully. I think it's a good
idea to open up a tree that size before they get too top
heavy and split. I'd prune just after blooming is finished.
It's such a beautiful tree that it deserves fans!

I'm sure I've mentioned the Jane magnolia to you before
if you should want a dark pink bloom that blooms a bit
later in the season...also off and on all summer. The Janes have huge wavy leaves too.

I presume the Jane's need full sun to do best?
(Also, any experience with cornus "pluri bracteata"?)

 

[troy]

Alternating weeks it's been cold & rainy, then, hot & sunny. no inbetween, crazy weather

 

[cnycharles]

It's finally raining at work, instead of always going just north
Yay!
Working weekend shift and now don't have to stress and sprinkle everything all day and tomorrow (two thumbs up)


Elmer Nj

 

[Clark]

Dry.
I'm turning on the sprinklers today. About a month early.
No biting insects yet......

 

[abax]

Linus, the Jane magnolias need full sun and lots of room.
They grow more like a large shrub rather than a tree unless one wants to shape them up over the years. I
let the dogs run in the nursery fields behind our house and pass by three rows of large Janes nearly every day.
The more I see of them, the more I love them. Most of
them are very fragrant. I don't know for sure, but they
might not object to a bit of shade during the hot mid-afternoon sun.

I'll ask our nursery manager about the cornus. We grow several
different kinds and more kinds being made all the time. Cornus
kousa is a good one for a semi-shady area.

 

[cnycharles]

It's been raining so much lately and cool/cloudy that even the frogs need wetsuits and snorkels
Coming back from west Chester a few days ago was so damp/rainy I saw a crayfish crossing the road, trying to find a quieter running stream

In the meantime I saw 80's in North Dakota and southern Manitoba :???:

Elmer Nj

 

[troy]

Rainy cool temp. Springtime in ca.

 

[JeanLux]

Day temps in Luxembourg up to 22 Celsius these last days with cool nights! The locals are starting to show up.





Jean

 

[cnycharles]

Nice flowers!


Elmer Nj

 

[abax]

It's been so cool and wet the last few days, I think our
hummingbirds have gone south again.

 

[SlipperFan]

Crazy weather: Canada is in the midst of a heat wave causing problems with a fire that is out of control, and Kentucky is having a cold spell???!!!

Beautiful day here today. I enjoyed working in my yard -- very few mosquitoes yet.

 

[cnycharles]

Beautiful day here today. I enjoyed working in my yard -- very few mosquitoes yet.

The very few mosquitos qualifies as a beautiful day anywhere IMO

 

[abax]

To keep skeeters at bay: six drops lemon grass oil, peppermint oil and Eucalyptus oil in a pint spray bottle.
Use liberally and it doesn't smell really bad. Works on
deer flies too.

 

[SlipperFan]

To keep skeeters at bay: six drops lemon grass oil, peppermint oil and Eucalyptus oil in a pint spray bottle.
Use liberally and it doesn't smell really bad. Works on
deer flies too.

I'll have to try that.

Hope the bad weather warnings don't get to you, Angela.

 

[abax]

We just get rain and more rain. Most of the bad weather
is in the western part of the state. My Peonies are blooming and I just fertilized so it's definitely going to rain again...
never fails. Sounds like you had a very nice day.