My Garden Visits -- Weather or Not !

Whether I visit my garden or not is always up to the weather!

Last week, we were hit hard with a spring blizzard. 

It started snowing during the early hours 

and didn't slow down until 16 inches of the white fluffy stuff had dumped on us.
It was beautiful but I worried about my plants.

The week before we had enjoyed 70 degree weather with sunny blue skies. 

I thought we had seen the last of winter but Mother Nature fooled me again.

I should have listened to the Canada geese as they glided across the sky in a big "V"
above my garden. Aren't they supposed to head south before winter?
Guess they knew winter weather was still headed our way
and they were hightailing it out of Dodge.

Now, a few days later, most of the snow has melted and it's a soggy mess. 

I wonder if the perennials I had just cut back survived 

and if the Wichita Blue Junipers that had been plastered flat on the ground will spring back up.
This tree in a nearby park wasn't so lucky. 

A few years ago we had an unseasonable hard freeze 

that killed many shrubs and fruit trees in Denver. 

We lost an ornamental plum and our big crabapple tree's blossoms got nipped and turned brown. 

Which meant no blooms. Not one. So sad.

But the tree seemed to have recovered this year and was filled with tight rosy buds on each limb.
I hope the buds will bloom when it warms up.

Will everything come back with renewed vigor? 

I try to remember that struggles often make us stronger. 

Still, I'm almost afraid to look.


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