I have been meaning to post all the amazing growth from the yard these past few days. I kept walking past my lilac bush, and thinking I should snap a pic of this. I love this plant because I can see it right outside my bedroom window. It’s about as tall as our house and smells so fragrant this time of year. So the little rain and “trace” snow event that was called for Monday into Monday night did have us putting our hanging pots and some front porch pots in the garage. I did this because temperatures were expected to be low overnight. Luckily, we didn't plant much yet, just a new nine bark to replace the one we lost a summer ago. I wasn't too worried about much of the rest of the yard. I covered some new seeds and figured the light dusting of snow would be no big deal. Welcome to Colorado in May. Or what it usually looks like in January. In just a few hours, heavy and very wet snow continued to fall. I exchanged texts with friends who were concerned about the weight on the trees, since our trees were just beginning to leaf out. I had not looked outside in an hour or so and when I did it was devastating. I peaked out my bedroom window to see my lilac completely bent over and flat, covered in snow. The trees looked the same and I could no longer make out anything in the yard. The landscape architect put on his ski gear at 9:30pm and made his way to the front yard to try and remove what snow he could from our oak and pine trees. He said he could hear branches breaking in the neighbor’s yard (Sure enough our neighbor lost a large limb from his aspen tree). He made his way to the back, carrying a long tree pruner and trying to remove the snow he could from the plants and trees. He shoveled the driveway and sidewalk, all while snow continued to fall. We were expected to receive a few more inches, said the same weather man who hours earlier said we would see a trace amount on the grass. We went to bed and hoped for the best. When we awoke at the sound of the alarm, I looked out the bedroom window. I couldn't even see out. Ice and snow covered our window and it was clear that the snow had not let up at all. I looked out the front window to see that the once clean driveway was covered with at least 5-6 inches of new snow. The plants were once again flattened...snow continued to fall. Snow day in May. Never have I ever. We were blessed with about 15 inches of snow. Did I mention it’s May? As I write this, I have climbed around in the foot deep snow in the backyard. I have done my best to unearth plants in the locations I have to presume them to be, since they are completely unrecognizable. Now we have to wait for the sun to come, which it will tomorrow, to see what lies beneath. Many broken trees and branches. Colorado plants are resilient. I expect to see some damage, and hopefully this will be the LAST of the snow for the season. The moisture we had this spring has been great. Maybe just a little less of the frozen stuff. We had a sweet little dove family make a nest in our rain-gutter. We have had this in the past and always worry about the nest placement. We don't know if there was anything in the nest, but the parents have returned this morning. This picture is one I took over the weekend. We are hoping all is still ok. I will post an update soon. Until then think sunny thoughts!
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AuthorCrazy plant girl who likes all things flowers, gardens and kittens. Together with my landscape foreman and photographer/site manager, we are watching our garden grow. Archives
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