Fall

Well, it's been a busy summer......so much for keeping my blog up to date :)

Will have to make a better effort at this, has to be a daily habit.

Snow, Snow, Glorious Snow

Finally, it snowed!!!

The flower beds are under a nice, warm, white blanket. Their roots are protected from the evils of winter.

With this covering most will be saved. With any luck, it will stay until spring, no more rain, or thaws.

The Importance of Snow

There is freezing rain falling as I write this. It gives me an opportunity to stress the importance of snow on a perennial garden.
Constant freezing and thawing combined with very wet soil, can mean doom for a perennial bed.
Even though I have put a blanket of leaves on the beds, the snow acts as an insulating blanket, protecting the roots.
If we don't get snow soon, I could lose a lot of my more sensitive plants, lillies (the soggy soil could rot the bulbs), blanket flowers. If it stays mild for too long the tulips will start, then be frozen by a freeze.
All in all, a very depressing thought.