Journal Journey Part 16
February 22, 2009 – 10:00 amBut we always get this special May snow storm – on May 17, 18 in 2007. These late Spring snows are always heavy branch breakers. The journal notes that the Dolgo crab apple was just starting to flower, branches broke off of the maple in the back and the birch in the front.
I had even checked the weather report and had removed all of the straw off of the rose garden. By the middle of the next day (May 16), all the roses were pruned, trellises repaired, dirt dug and levelled. It started to get cold, so I had set up all of my blankets to cover over the roses, just in case it cooled off more than the forecast had predicted. The snow storm hit that evening.
The roses survived.
I was a little reluctant, when I moved into the condo, to finally get rid of those old blankets and sheets that I kept for special weather situations. But I’ve never needed them on the balcony – one of the many benefits of gardening with a view from above. I no longer worry about the hail storms and late winter snow dumps – in fact, I look forward to shovelling the little bits of snow I get onto the alpine troughs, to make them think they are on a mountaintop instead of on the balcony.
Bring it on.
