{"id":945,"date":"2023-03-10T20:39:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T20:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glcnargs.org\/glcgardens\/?p=945"},"modified":"2023-03-10T21:02:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T21:02:33","slug":"ah-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glcnargs.org\/glcgardens\/2023\/03\/10\/ah-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Ah March!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Well there’s little doubt as to just how March is coming in this year. Two weeks ago we had an Ice storm that knocked out electric power (almost 5 days) in addition to Cable TV and internet for nearly 6 days. Many of the trees in the garden suffered broken branches snapped from their trunks which often fell onto smaller woody plants beneath. While this did create a mess that took several days to clean up, all in all I found it to be a plus as in every case, the fallen branches were ones in need of removal so that more sunlight reach the garden below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following weekend’s winter storm delivered 13’+ inches of wet snow that stuck to every twig and branch like spray-on flocking some folks applied to their Christmas trees and windows. The resulting damage was much more significant. Many trees had their tops snapped off, many many more branches were ripped out of the tree trunks, and even a 60ft White Pine snapped at ground level! And of course took out the power as well as TV & internet service again. Aahgggg!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike the preceding Ice Storm (which melted away within a day and a half) the heavy snow persisted in spite to the 40 degree daytime temps, postponing any kind of clean-up until all of the snow’s melts. Only about half of which did so prior to today’s additional 5″+ of fresh, but thankfully dry, fluffy snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the second pile of broken branches that have fallen here, in a little over a week!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

While the devastation had me thinking that perhaps there just might be something to Prairie \/ Steppe Gardening, I refrained from chainsawing all of the remaining trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where the snow had melted, reassuring signs of Spring appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of 4 Adonis amurensis, though others are still beneath the snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This cut-leaf alder is one of many casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Headless Abies koreana ‘Silver Show’ will have to go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This Stewartia koreana was already slated for removal.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Galanthus nivalis (planted as single bulbs just several years previously) are increasing nicely. I don’t know if voracious rabbits would attack, but I’m not taking any chances with this young Hamamelis ‘Pallida’. The tree guards remain on all of young woodies, until the grass greens-up!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The top 8 ft. of Pinus strobus pendula, along with countless other branches from larger, straight-species Pinus strobus in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our native White Pines are especially ill-equip to deal with ice or excessive snow-loading. I sure hope my Abies koreana ‘Kohouts Icebreaker’ (somewhere beneath) is unmalled.

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The top of this Picea pungens had to be cut in half in order for me to drag it out of the “Ditch”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Only time will tell if this Thuja occidentals ‘Rheingold’ will remain, or be chainsawed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While things are currently a mess to be sure …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spring’s heralder’s continue onward, unabated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I find Eranthus especially cheerful, and successful at seeding about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of several less-common forms I’ve been most fortunate to find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As well this peony-flowered form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There will be lots of clean-up for me to see to, in the not too distant future.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The first of the Crocus tommasinianus to appear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Impatient Trillium naval, just waiting for some sunshine!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Helleborus tibetanus, (Thanks Marion)!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Spring will not be denied, and with each flower every day gets little better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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