Let's talk about how climate change is impacting how/when we garden - share some observations

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Zone 4 here, but Zone 5 is creeping up on us.

This past winter was a for-real Zone 4 winter but those are becoming more and more infrequent. I still won't plant Zone 5 plants in my garden but some people are having success with them in protected areas. This spring was unusually cool and wet, unlike some recent springs which came early, followed by a hard frost, which devasted the apple orchards. One problem seems to be that the weather has become unpredictable year-to-year. Maybe it will be very hot again this summer, like last summer, or maybe it will rain all the time, which is what's happening so far. I have a lot of native plants, which seem able to withstand more extreme conditions, so I'll be watching those to see how well they cope.