Another box of mail-order plants will be delivered to my house this afternoon. Got a lovely group from PDN yesterday along with bulbs from Brent and Becky. Since it is supposed to rain this afternoon I thought it would be a perfect morning to get them all in the ground.
The overnight lows have been in the 40s so I figured I was safe to go ahead. Until I checked the weather again. Apparently it may snow 3-5 inches on Saturday and go down to 28°! Usually a late spring snow is wet and heavy but the temps stay above freezing.
The garden is in full spring mode with Trilliums, Primula, Epimediums and species Peonies all starting to bloom. Ferns are emerging all over and lilies are up a good 4 inches or more. Protecting things by covering them is going to be just about impossible. I'm trying not to get frantic as the weather is always this changeable in April. So I am hoping this will pass us by as most of the predicted rainstorms have done all month.
I put all my new plants inside these low ceramic pots on the side of the house where I've decided to leave them. That way I will be able to get them into the garage if the bad weather really hits here. The haul includes three kinds of Hellebores, a mini Hosta, and two kinds of ferns.
Congrats on your new arrivals! I hope you avoid the snow. They're giving us a chance of rain on Monday here but I suspect that's a pipe dream.
Posted by: Kris P | Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 11:41 AM
Desperately envying your yellow hellebore. Fingers crossed you avoid the snow and sub-freezing temps.
Planting a few PD acquisitions today, hoping they'll be watered in by tonight's predicted rain. In theory we've had our last frost; in practice, it can still happen again for the next two weeks.
Posted by: Nell | Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 11:59 AM
Your plant haul looks like fun. What kind of mini hosta did you get? I love the minis. All the mini hostas I planted in the ground from pots last summer survived our brutal winter. I am so pleased. Last year this time we had snow and freezing temps. It is very unusual for us here. This year we are running above temperatures and rain. I will take it.
Posted by: Lisa at Greenbow | Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 03:51 PM
I got 'Cameo'. I bought two of them last year but have not seen them yet. But even my biggest and oldest Hostas just started coming up in the last day or so. I like the minis as well though they do seem to be rabbit candy.
Posted by: Linda from Each little World | Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 04:03 PM
There's always one or two of those nights in late April or early May to fool us, right? By Mother's Day we should be ready to plant, plant, plant. Many spring ephemerals can take a touch of frost, since the woodland floor is a little warmer. They are amazing plants, aren't they?
Posted by: Beth@PlantPostings | Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 06:48 PM
Somehow I missed this post yesterday - hope your plants all survived the night!
Posted by: Barbara H. | Friday, April 26, 2019 at 07:45 AM
Frankly I'm guessing snow might help to mitigate the temps they are predicting. I'm worried about things like my tree peony which is quite far along as well as a rose and lady slipper orchid. Too many things to cover so I will just have to hope for the best.
Posted by: Linda from Each little World | Friday, April 26, 2019 at 09:24 AM
What kind of cosmic joke is this to get a shipment of plants and warning of snow in the same week? Fingers crossed that the snow and cold pass you by!
Posted by: Peter/Outlaw | Friday, April 26, 2019 at 09:24 AM
The temp predictions are for the airport and I am hoping we are urban enough that it will help to keep them higher. Plus I think that a little snow might actually help keep the roots warm and mitigate the temps. We'll see what happens. The forecast keeps changing and so far not getting better.
Posted by: Linda from Each little World | Friday, April 26, 2019 at 09:41 AM
That looks fun!
I just got a box of roses of all things. Must have been a pretty gloomy day in February that had me thinking I needed a few roses! Hope the frost passes you by. I think we've been through enough this winter.
Posted by: Frank | Friday, April 26, 2019 at 07:57 PM
We got about an inch of snow and the temp may have gone down to 28°. But the things I covered did fine and most things look good this morning. We'll see if the Hellebores and Trilliums will stand up again or they are down for the count. Late April snow and frost seem to be the new normal.
Posted by: Linda from Each little World | Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 11:08 AM