January 16 2016

Weather and our gardens

Recently I posted several photos on social media of my trees and plants covered in a sheet of ice. I received so many questions and emails asking about the unusual weather patterns and how this will affect the gardens. People are worried about their outdoor spaces and the impact of El Nino and global warming.

Here are some of the most common questions and their answers.

Will this warm weather hurt my trees and bulbs? Several of them have started to bud and I have crocus and daffodils poking through the soil.

While the warm weather isn’t ideal for your trees and shrubs, it’s the extremes that do the most damage.