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
Happy 4th of July Phillip. Your red white and blue choices are perfect for a patriotic theme. I love the way the nicotiana is flirting with Pan peeking over his shoulder.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you did this. It took five hours to appear on my blog list. We need to celebrate the good things today. Blue was the hardest color for me to find, mostly found in the sky color (didn't post it.)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty: your flowers are worth celebrating.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful! Love that you shade blue flowers to add to this post. They are hard to find.
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