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Sorry for the damage in your garden Bernd. It is decades since we had that much snow here. Now we have 10 cm, and even that much is rare. Worse is the cold and dry weather. It looks nice and sunny but it is very cold and dry!
What a difference Trond! I hope your Rhodos and other broadleaves won't be damaged.Snow is actually good if it's cold and dry. These are usual winter conditions here and we always wish for more snow. Even so, it is a struggle to keep alive and looking good especially all broadleaf species. Even the tough Mahonia aquifolium can look very ratty by the time spring arrives.
The cold weather seems to continue at least one more week so maybe we will see a degree or two above zero next Wednesday! I am afraid some plants will perish. I had wished for more snow than we have but the sky is completely free of clouds. I haven't seen a cloud in many weeks! And that is very unusual.The low temperature has changed the snow into crystals and the sound when you trodd in it is like glass.
The cold weather seems to continue at least one more week so maybe we will see a degree or two above zero next Wednesday! I am afraid some plants will perish. I had wished for more snow than we have but the sky is completely free of clouds. I haven't seen a cloud in many weeks! And that is very unusual.The low temperature has changed the snow into crystals and the sound when you trodd in it is like glass.The Quercus ilex may suffer from the cold and dry weather.
After many years, we´re going to have a spell of winter , too - quite unexpected, at least 2 weeks of frost are predicted. Snowdrops, eranthis and cyclamen are no more showy, but some of the crocusses are not yet buried under the snow.