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Gardening

Skidmore

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3. My flower beds got hammered.

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #2)

Sat May 31, 2014, 05:44 PM

May 2014

I lost my lavender plants and my lilies. I lost my thyme plant collection, which I had for a number of years now. We also lost about half of a new planting of shrubs we put in last year. The ground froze very deeply here and for a prolonged period of time. We had frost even a week and a half ago. Went out to do the weekly shopping and you could see your breath.

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Zone 5 midwest gardeners with blackberries or raspberries??? A question for you. [View all] Skidmore May 2014 OP

FWIW dixiegrrrrl May 2014 #1

We stopped off at a fruit stand today, and were told Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #2

My flower beds got hammered. Skidmore May 2014 #3

Oh, I forgot, we also lost the four holly bushes we'd planted out front Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #4

I'm working on planting differently. Skidmore May 2014 #5

I've been trying to get more bushes, canes, and trees Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #6

I have a verbeneum, native to this area, but took Skidmore May 2014 #7

Where we are, it's mostly just temperature extremes so far. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #8

Lord have mercy Aerows Jun 2014 #10

I'm way down south Aerows Jun 2014 #9

I'm Zone 5 TuxedoKat Jun 2014 #11