April 2, 2025 — Cold temps have everything on “pause” this week. We did have a warm day Monday, so I was able to get all my roses pruned. Hellebores are opening, as are crocus and daffs. My snowdrops put on a poor flowering this year — a sign they need some bonemeal for next year. I suspect they suffered during the drought last summer and weren’t able to build up enough energy for heavier flowering.
Star magnolias and early cherry trees are already in bloom. My magnolia is about to burst, but with frost this morning I’m not sure how many buds survived to open. We’ll soon find out. How about your garden?
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Plant Inventory List 2024 – Updated November 2024 to indicate what died or was taken out. A lot of plants suffered or did poorly.
Further Reading (updated 2.8.24)
Adrienne,
I thought I had a good garden book library but your list was excellent! Lots of books I didn’t know about. The movie was so moving. So disturbing what these people are living through. I truly can’t imagine. Thank you so much for your newsletter! I truly enjoyed it.
Thanks Becky! If you have a particular favorite garden book, I’d love to know about it. I enjoy perusing garden books, especially in winter.