Snow

– Posted in: Plant info, Snowdrops, Weather
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It started last night, and the weather service is predicting 12 to 20 inches of accumulation. My cousin in Maryland got 26 inches. This has been the kind of winter to severely aggravate cabin fever. Snow so deep the kids can’t play outside, and temps so cold they would be back inside so soon it wouldn’t be worth the aggravation of getting on all those snowsuits, boots, and mittens. I should get snowshoes like Judy, except this kind of winter is the exception, not the rule, and when we have a winter with less snow or, at least, more thaws, snowshoes seem like an expensive plaything.

Last year at this time, my snowdrops were already up and were blooming by the 25th. Of course, that was the earliest they had ever bloomed, one of the mildest and snowless winters in memory. Usually they bloom the second or third week in March, after weeks (it seems) of being on the verge of blooming.

About the Author

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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