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Yesterday it actually snowed. Or at least so I'm told--I wasn't up early enough to see it. The whole day felt like winter, though, even if the sun did peek out for a bit; despite the forecast I'd be surprised if it cracked the 40s (>4°C). Today wasn't much better. Regretfully, I went back to wearing my down jacket.
The plants don't seem bothered, however. If you like spring flowers, this is what you should actually be hoping for: a brief warm-up, some rain, and then days on end of cool weather. The warmth and moisture get the bulbs blooming, and the coolness preserves them. We finally have trees in bloom now. Mostly magnolias, but some cherries, too, and I've even seen a few premature pears. I was worried out kerria was laid waste, but it's keeping pace with the healthy ones down the street, so I think it'll be fine.
The black-eyed susans are returning as well, but most everything else we planted failed to survive. I do have two columbines which we nursed indoors over the winter, but I'm loath to set them in the ground yet. I do have the larger one outside acclimating. (Otherwise I was concerned it would start blooming and I'd have to hold off replanting.) And all our tulips survived from last year, which is something.
The plants don't seem bothered, however. If you like spring flowers, this is what you should actually be hoping for: a brief warm-up, some rain, and then days on end of cool weather. The warmth and moisture get the bulbs blooming, and the coolness preserves them. We finally have trees in bloom now. Mostly magnolias, but some cherries, too, and I've even seen a few premature pears. I was worried out kerria was laid waste, but it's keeping pace with the healthy ones down the street, so I think it'll be fine.
The black-eyed susans are returning as well, but most everything else we planted failed to survive. I do have two columbines which we nursed indoors over the winter, but I'm loath to set them in the ground yet. I do have the larger one outside acclimating. (Otherwise I was concerned it would start blooming and I'd have to hold off replanting.) And all our tulips survived from last year, which is something.