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Noticing green and swelling buds, anyone else?
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Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6/MA (My Page) on Tue, Nov 24, 09 at 14:10
| I am feeling a little concern for some of the shrubs in the garden. I think they are confused with all this warm weather after only a couple of weeks of colder temps. I don't think we have even had a hard freeze yet.
The lilac bush has green buds and the viburnum buds are looking pretty large for this time of year. Even our Japanese Maple has a spring bud look to it. I am wondering what is going to happen to the green buds once the cold and snow get here. |
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RE: Noticing green and swelling buds, anyone else?
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| I had a rhododendron with a couple of blooms (not buds for next year-these actually popped) a month ago and now I have a couple of blooms on two azaleas. Our neighbors across the street have a 4' azalea covered in blooms right now. Either the plants or I have gotten totally confused this fall. |
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| Hi cyn! :-) Nice to see you. Well, I will have to check my rhododendron and azaleas tomorrow and see what's up with those too. I'm glad it was only a couple of blooms on yours. It will be interesting to see if we get a full bloom on these shrubs next spring. I have heard that middle of next week it is expected to get colder here, so I hope that will be an end to the confusingly warm weather. We have enjoyed the weather entirely, but I do want to see a lovely spring display too. |
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| 'Hardy Gardenia' azaleas all over the Washington, DC, area are blooming their heads off this fall. Yesterday, I passed a planting of Viburnums in downtown Rockville, MD, that were a few days from full bloom, and a couple of weeks ago in upstate New York there were Forsythias showing lots of color, probably a week away from blooming. Lots of horticultural hijinks this year... - Steve |
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| I am pretty sure I heard a weather forecast that we may be finally getting at least some cold nights this week, but it will be interesting to see what the shrubs will do next spring. Today I see the buds on my lilac are granny smith apple green and looking ready to burst. |
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- Posted by gaalan z7b(on map) 8(imby) (My Page) on
Tue, Dec 15, 09 at 9:12
| I was noticing yesterday a lot of activity on buds of my Viburnum sieboldii. Theres not been near as much cold weather to date this year as there was last year. I had 132 hours at or below freezing through December 15 last year. This year, only 28. |
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| saw a clump of narcissus blooming today. |
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