Blooming

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First Dutch crocus, Chionodoxa, Siberian squills: spring has sprung! Heavenly 60F

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Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She gardens in rural upstate NY, which used to be USDA Hardiness Zone 4 but is now Zone 5. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002. Find her on Instagram as kopurdy.

In its own way, frost may be one of the most beautiful things to happen in your garden all year . . . Don’t miss it. Like all true beauty, it is fleeting. It will grace your garden for but a short while this morning. . . . For this moment, embrace frost as the beautiful gift that it is.

~Philip Harnden in A Gardener’s Guide to Frost: Outwit the Weather and Extend the Spring and Fall Seasons

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Gwendolyn April 3, 2009, 1:44 pm

Wow- in Zone 5A the crocuses and snowdrops are up but not happy. No Daffs or anything else yet. Forecast is 3-7 inches of snow for Sunday- ugh.

Gwendolyn’s last blog post..Uncover, prune and remove

Kathy Purdy April 3, 2009, 2:36 pm

It’s amazing how much variation there is even in the same hardiness zone. I would call our climate Zone 5A, too. Twenty years ago, I would have said solid Zone 4.

Sue April 3, 2009, 4:54 am

I’m glad your bulbs are coming up. I think my chindoxias are blooming. I thought they were the Dutch Iris, but they have cute little blue flowers. I plan to post them when I get a chance.

We’re supposed to get snow this weekend. I hope that changes. My hyacinths and more daffs are going to open any day now.

Sue’s last blog post..SkyWatch Friday-Part 2, a close-up of the tree house

Scott Supak April 2, 2009, 4:27 pm

I’m new to the area, and I’ve been looking over your posts with much interest. I planted peas on St. Patty’s day, as is the tradition of “extreme” gardeners up here, or so I hear. A few of them are poking shy heads up, but it’s till pretty cold at night. I’ve put some plastic over them to cheat a little…

Thanks for the resource. I’ve subscribed to the feed and am looking forward to hearing more. Now I have to go bring those seed trays back in before the hardening off gets too hard!

Kathy Purdy April 2, 2009, 7:03 pm

If you managed to plant peas on March 17th, you live in a warmer climate than I do. We usually don’t plant until mid-April. Glad you’re enjoying the website, and thanks for subscribing to my feed.