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By Kathy Purdy April 12, 2009 – Posted in: Garden Tweets, Weather

Low tonight=15F? !! Probably should pile leaves on those foxgloves greening up, if the wind ever dies down.

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.

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Craig @ Ellis Hollow April 14, 2009, 8:53 pm

I was disappointed — er — relieved. It was 25 when I got up Monday. Not nearly so bad as I was expecting.

Craig @ Ellis Hollow’s last blog post..GBBD: Easter bloom day scans

Diana April 13, 2009, 6:33 pm

Happy Birthday, Kathy! I remember celebrating it last year with lots of our mutual blogging friends. Hope it’s been great.

Kathy Purdy April 13, 2009, 4:48 pm

Thank you, all, for the birthday greetings!
My wireless max-min thermometer says it got down to 16F just before dawn this morning. Plants seem to have suffered more from chicken scratching than the cold. Nothing was really that far along, though the heucheras that came emerged from snowmelt unscathed are looking a bit more tattered lately. They’re predicting lows in the upper 20s tonight.