Good morning, and happy Thanksgiving! Welcome to Saturday Morning Garden Blogging.
This has been the weirdest November here in Denver. We started out extremely warm, reaching a high of 72° on November 1.
That ended November 10 when an arctic front blew in, dropping temperatures from the mid-60s in the late morning, to below freezing in 90 minutes. We blew past low temperature records, with single-digit highs and an overnight of low of -14° on the 13th. The sudden turn-about freeze dried late-blooming lavender flowers.
Many perennials, trees and bushes were caught fully or partially leaved; there are a lot of trees covered with drab, brittle green leaves. I'm afraid many won't come back next year.
I'm really glad I took the time to put jackets and hats on the rosemary plants. I don't know how well bubble wrap will protect the branches protruding from the top of the wall-o-waters, but it's what I had around.
On Black Friday it was an unseasonably warm 70°, and the first seed catalogs arrived from Pinetree and Johnny's Select Seeds. Like Christmas, seed catalog season comes earlier each year — too early, I think. I get mixed up: should I be dreaming of a white Christmas or anticipating the arrival of the Easter Bunny.
That's what's happening here. What's going on in your gardens?