well we got an other 6-8 inches of snow last night !! I don't think I will be seeing any thing for a while

Same here.
I took these pics from inside my house this morning.
At least my Begonia thinks its spring.
One thing nice about all this snow aside from the needed precipitation
is, it does insulate the roses.

Oh yuck to that snow! Enough of the snow and winter. We want spring to come! Come on spring.

Here Rita:






It's spring in my sun room and this shrub is blooming it's head off and smells sooooooooo good!
orange jessamine, Murraya paniculata

Looks so sweet, bet it smells divine!

Guess I shouldn't mention we may be in the low 70's this weekend.

Rita ...

I've got some daffys starting to come up. No photos, yet.

Smiles,
Lyn

Sue ... I think we are going to hit the 60s this weekend .... Night temps will still be around freezing.

Smiles,
Lyn

RoseBlush1 said:Rita ...

I've got some daffys starting to come up. No photos, yet.

Smiles,
Lyn

I Have no idea what is under the snow here!

dirtdorphins said:Here Rita:

• Orange Jessamine (Murraya paniculata)
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It's spring in my sun room and this shrub is blooming it's head off and smells sooooooooo good!
orange jessamine, Murraya paniculata

Those are sooo pretty!

We've had temperatures in the 70s for the past several days and the forecast predicts the same for the rest of the week!

More snow pics from today. Actually got up to 37 today!

P.S. Sue you are too mean!

Is you little dog having a grand time out there or wishing that the snow would be gone?

Temps were around 70 here today, but I didn't get to enjoy it...too busy with dental appt and taxes,
The snow just melted this weekend and already I see daffodils! I wouldn't mind a few more rounds of snow. Much rather have bright white than drab brown grass!
In November, I took delivery of rose orders from both Palatine and Pickering. I planted half, and kept half in the cold garage. I have potted the garage bunch, and all of them look good. The ones in the ground don't look good at all.
I pulled back the mulch and some are brown way down to the bottom. Does this mean i have to cut them all the way back or it there any chance that brown just means very dormant??
I sure hope I can save them.
Toni, how far down can you prune roses and still get blooms in June?

Don't know about Toni, but I trim my roses way down to 18 inches or less.

Rita ....

I know that works for you in your climate, but if I took my roses down that hard in my climate, it would take several growing seasons for them to come back.

There are just so many variables.

Cindi .... some roses can have brown canes and still be healthy. I would suggest you make your normal pruning cuts and if you see brown pith, then cut lower until you see white pith.

Smiles,
Lyn

Cindi - This year, I'll have to prune to the ground on most of my roses. And it all depends on when spring arrives. I think we're gonna have an early spring this year... the lilacs are starting to swell and most of my winter birds are gone now. Right now, all I'm feeding (that I've seen) are doves (year round birds) and now I got some sparrows (spring/summer/fall birds). My dark-eyed juncos are gone (winter birds) and I've seen blue jays (spring/summer/fall birds). Just waiting to see when the forsythias bloom. When they do, then I know 100% it's spring. Roses that have green canes higher up (Tuscan Sun actually stayed green almost to her tips, and she's about 24" tall) I'll trim down to about 12". Otherwise, it's a buzzcut for everyone. I'll take pictures to show how depressing my yard is. It looks so horrible because everything's so dead.

Vicky - I've asked around some of the nurseries and no one seems to have ever heard of WiltPruf, so I'll probably have to order it for next year. I know that Steve swears by it... anyone seen him or Alan in a while? haven't seen either of them in for ever.

RoseBlush1 said:Rita ....

I know that works for you in your climate, but if I took my roses down that hard in my climate, it would take several growing seasons for them to come back.

There are just so many variables.
Smiles,
Lyn

Yep. so true. What works for one person might never work for another.

Great news at my house. I had decided I wanted a dog and did research to see what might be the one for me. I decided on a Papillon. Yesterday I contacted a local breeder but never dreamed I would have my pup the same day. I think it was fate, she was meant to be mine.

Here is 6 month old Lily, a black and white female.

Oh! Cutest dog on Earth!