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Let it snow, let it snow!

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

4 inches of snow, no wind and 28F makes a perfect combination. Not quite enough snow cover for winter protection but we may perhaps have more later. The garden is so serene and virginal in its whiteness and I love the fresh smell of snow. The ornamental grasses are particularly beautiful now. It is normal for this northern climate to have snow, the last snowless winter felt unnatural. The streets were plowed already at 7 am and I'm sure the crew were as happy as I am, to say nothing of the children.

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6 years ago

I'm glad you finally got your snow. We had 5" this month, which is unusual, but not unheard of.

We get a "significant" snow event about once a decade, if memory serves. It does seem that with climate change, our summers are getting hotter, and our winters are setting daily records with both highs and lows.

From Weather Underground's blog:

"For the month thus far, record lows are still outnumbering record highs for the nation as a whole. As of Fri. 1/11, January had notched a preliminary total of 2848 record daily lows and 1747 daily record highs, according to NOAA/NCEI. Yet another crop of daily record lows may emerge this week with the latest shot of frigid air, which is expected to push temperatures below 10°F all the way to the northern fringes of Texas and Mississippi. Some locations from Texas to Florida will experience their second or even third round of frozen precipitation this winter."

I have no idea what this will do to my plants, but I am glad that zone-pushing is not one of my hobbies, since I have no greenhouse, just a screened back porch. If 'Cardinal de Richelieu' doesn't bloom this spring, I kinda suspect that's just not on the cards for me... I even stripped off his leaves after the cold, though they were mostly still green and attractive.

I hope you get a winter that's closer to what you consider "normal".

Virginia

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nikthegreek
6 years ago
As much as I love snow, I prefer it stays off my garden... Different climates, different requirements...
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User
6 years ago
I am delighted;Mariannese! Snow IS beautiful, and is so, so important for filling up the aquifers, etc.. Snowless winters ARE unnatural, IMO...
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Plumeria Girl (Florida ,9b)
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Yup, that is me. We have no snow

Hurray, but not looking forward to cold day tommorow. Yikes. It is yo- yo temperatures here. One week cold nights 32' s and days 50's next is high 70's than drop a little. Then up and down. Up and down just like a yo- yo Urggg. My blood is too thin out now .

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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
6 years ago
Virginia, it's 78 degrees here, and for us January and February are usually the coldest months of the year. There really has been no winter to speak of, and this is predicted to be a drought year, so drought and fire are always at the back of our minds. Also wondering how hot it will be this summer when these are winter temperatures. Every time the climatologists make a pronouncement it's to say that things are much worse much sooner than predicted, and the events of 2017 have made a believer of me.
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Melissa Northern Italy zone 8
6 years ago
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Enjoy your snow, Marianne, and all you folks who are getting cold. My north Florida relatives are happy to be finally getting some cold winter weather. Here, too! We could use some rain or snow right now: after the 2016-2017 drought, I get nervous if a couple of weeks pass without precipitation. Ingrid, I hope you get some rain and chill. I'm still depressed from our long drought, though it ended back in November.
Curdle 10a (Australia)
6 years ago
I need some snow! although it wouldnt last long...39 C yesterday, 25c overnight, 41 C here today arghh. At least its cooled down now for a few days, although at 10 pm you can still feel radiated heat coming off the concrete, as there was no rain... Freddy Mistral, so unhappy in his pot he hadnt bloomed for a couple of years, came up with a 14 flower flush after being put in the ground- all crispy now :(

At least the rest of him looks ok and I'm hoping at least one of the buds wasnt open enough to get truly fried.
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