A Closer Look at Winter Damage
But first, take a look at this gorgeous rainbow that we had on Friday! The five-day stretch of warm temperatures last week really jump-started the garden. Now that plants are putting out new growth, it is easier to see what kind of damage the winter left. Back in mid-January, we experienced five straight days of below-freezing temperatures. This caused much damage in Portland and areas where frigid winds were a factor. Here, we were fortunate to not get the wind and the cold temperatures were dampened by a blanket of snow. That said, it was a tough time for the garden and there are noticeable casualties but no outright deaths that I have seen. The bottlebrush ( Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red') did not like the cold at all. It was planted six years ago, in the north-facing garden no less, and I've not experienced die-back on it until now. A local expert said to cut it all the way back so that is what I did. If it doesn't make it, I won't be too distraught. It is
I heard Helen Dillon speaks a few years ago. She was very entertaining and quite down to earth. I really enjoyed her talk and slide.
ReplyDeleteLucky! I loved her book, and her presentation must be great also. You showed lots of photos but left out the most crucial part, what did you buy???
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Great tour of the garden show, Phillip. Exactly what did you buy that you're not telling us ?
ReplyDeleteLOL, all I bought was a little bay tree for $7.50!
ReplyDeleteThat's looks like it was a lot of fun! Great pictures Phillip. I really need to get out more. From the looks of it I'm missing out on a lot of stuff. I needt to get to one of these shows.
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty impressive show, Phillip - very dramatic use of stone. It was interesting to see the herbs growing in troughs like ours, except we have silver pony foot and sedum in the quarter-round instead of thyme.
ReplyDeleteI only know Helen Dillon from seeing her on the Victory Garden and from her website... nice photo of you two!
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Thanks for the shots from the Nashville show. I'll have to add it to my list of to do's next yera.
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Thats very impressive natural stone work, the water feature has to have a huge pump to move that kind of water. I loved your hardscape and waterscape pictures.
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