tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post2649564260676767622..comments2024-02-05T13:14:16.318-07:00Comments on High Altitude Gardening: The New Normal?Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-57238892881404679992011-05-30T10:36:46.288-06:002011-05-30T10:36:46.288-06:00Here in Alabama the only thing 'normal' is...Here in Alabama the only thing 'normal' is the setting on our washing machine!The Redneck Rosarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902924388734499150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-49966973551426651072011-05-30T06:33:04.321-06:002011-05-30T06:33:04.321-06:00I really loved the picturs you've uploaded tod...I really loved the picturs you've uploaded today. They are lovely!Alanhttp://www.cleanserevolution.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-38788490562917170932011-05-28T06:06:17.486-06:002011-05-28T06:06:17.486-06:00Kate girl I am wondering the same thing since we a...Kate girl I am wondering the same thing since we are going through the exact weather you are .. wettest coolest Spring yet ?.. my garden is lush but the drive to do anything in it with rain keeping me in the house .. well .. not much is getting done and that wonderful garden feeling I should be in the middle of by now is flat as a pancake ... maybe it is just this year .. not the new normal .. JUST THIS YEAR ! Keep saying that there and I will say it here !!<br />Joy : )CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-36270841233014702352011-05-27T21:31:00.229-06:002011-05-27T21:31:00.229-06:00I have early spring, late spring and early summer ...I have early spring, late spring and early summer flowers all blooming at the same time. Our weather pattern has been hot, sunny, no rain then cold, cloudy, rain. The plants do not know what is what, when summer hits them they will be wondering what happened to the water pipeline. My plants agree with yours, what gives here:)A Garden of Threadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311416568496969279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-8962784519093741572011-05-27T16:59:53.037-06:002011-05-27T16:59:53.037-06:00Beautiful photos of your wildflowers. I'm conf...Beautiful photos of your wildflowers. I'm confused by the weather, too. It has definitely been weird this year, here and everywhere.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-15058346072630013502011-05-27T09:23:21.695-06:002011-05-27T09:23:21.695-06:00Beautiful photos.
I just typed out a whole paragra...Beautiful photos.<br />I just typed out a whole paragraph about the weather and then deleted it. Lots of people really doing it tough. I couldn't find the right words.Wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185673383516848927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-91630452827192775202011-05-27T09:15:56.780-06:002011-05-27T09:15:56.780-06:00Hi Kate. Girl I know what you mean about the weath...Hi Kate. Girl I know what you mean about the weather.Some of my plants are just not liking their feet always soaking in water. It looks like we are going to go from cool wet to hot,hot this coming week. This has been a year for extremes for certain and makes for one grouchy gardener. LOL! I sure hope this is not going to be the new norm but one wonders when the earth quake in Japan knocked the earth off a little on its axis if it has to have an effect on everyone's weather patterns.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-36257535105139850062011-05-26T20:03:42.045-06:002011-05-26T20:03:42.045-06:00I do live in tornado country Kate, but the weather...I do live in tornado country Kate, but the weather here in Manhattan has not been any more awe-inspiring than your own this spring.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-79017547301341085732011-05-26T19:16:37.167-06:002011-05-26T19:16:37.167-06:00We are having a weirdly wet cool spring too. Thank...We are having a weirdly wet cool spring too. Thankfully the tornados have passed by here. We can always hope for the best. Isn't that what gardeners are good at...hope.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-6510404395398264112011-05-26T18:59:29.126-06:002011-05-26T18:59:29.126-06:00I feel your frustration... I keep feeling like we&...I feel your frustration... I keep feeling like we've either started having a "monsoon season" here, or that I have somehow been relocated to the Pacific Northwest without my consent! I'm so surprised that the lavenders and penstemons aren't pouting more. The sages and the agastaches ARE making their feelings known, however. And I'm just now seeing my grape vines leaf out.<br /><br />If this is the new normal... I'm not sure what I think about it. :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-47216007940108107272011-05-26T13:56:06.836-06:002011-05-26T13:56:06.836-06:00Our weather is the 3rd rainiest on record, althoug...Our weather is the 3rd rainiest on record, although we are under a tornado watch right now, so I'm sure we'll get heavy rain. Not worried about a tornado as we've never had one, we don't really live in a tornado prone area of the US. I've decided to stop complaining about the rain because I do have a dry, safe house to take shelter in. My plants will have to learn to survive on their own. Many yards are turning into hay fields, the ground is too wet to mow. I think this is the new normal - thanks to global warming.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12398703193664856227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-85068050008884322122011-05-26T12:41:17.779-06:002011-05-26T12:41:17.779-06:00Love the Uinta Groundsel. Doesn't the weather...Love the Uinta Groundsel. Doesn't the weather seem like "the topic" of conversation every day now? Will it snow, will the river flow its banks, extreme heat and drought conditions in the lower southern states, etc. Maybe we need to think in terms of the "new" normal like you said. All I know is I need to be able to wear my shorts and flip flops soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-64315770432174284552011-05-26T10:48:55.653-06:002011-05-26T10:48:55.653-06:00I love the texture contrast between leaf and flowe...I love the texture contrast between leaf and flower in the Wild Milk Vetch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-22140913369599261312011-05-26T09:22:16.129-06:002011-05-26T09:22:16.129-06:00Hi, Katherine;
The grey gloom is hard on me, too, ...Hi, Katherine;<br />The grey gloom is hard on me, too, and we've had far too much of that. I miss the bright blue skies of the mountain west! It would surely break my heart if grey skies are the new norm. Stay warm, my friend.Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-43315836677165947832011-05-26T08:55:58.501-06:002011-05-26T08:55:58.501-06:00We have not had as much rain as we have had gray d...We have not had as much rain as we have had gray days with extreme wind. Any moisture we get is soon blown away in wind that is a like a blow dryer set to 'cool'. My lilacs, like yours, are just green buds. Even the grandmother peonies are so late that they won't bloom until July (and if it gets hot, they'll bomb) -- and there's nothing tougher than an old peony. We are still wearing winter coats and long underwear.The Haghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160339641298634225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-37046294272389104552011-05-26T08:55:21.228-06:002011-05-26T08:55:21.228-06:00I'm with ya, Melospiza;
On the one hand I feel...I'm with ya, Melospiza;<br />On the one hand I feel guilty bitching about the weather when I still have a roof over my head. But, on the other hand... enough's enough!!!Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-69377611148181837182011-05-26T08:53:28.693-06:002011-05-26T08:53:28.693-06:00Hi, ONG;
I'm seeing that, too. That Prary'...Hi, ONG;<br />I'm seeing that, too. That Prary's Primrose likes it wet though she is very well-behaved in dry. I think she's got her beady eyes on the whole garden bed with plans of a huge takeover.Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-25534134228380888212011-05-26T08:51:45.886-06:002011-05-26T08:51:45.886-06:00Hi, Susan;
My penstamons are doing very well, too,...Hi, Susan;<br />My penstamons are doing very well, too, which is surprising to me. How they thrive in pretty much any condition we dish out to them. On the flip side, I'm thinking my Wild 4 o'Clocks are history...Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-14840971809334996192011-05-26T08:46:22.881-06:002011-05-26T08:46:22.881-06:00"Elongated monsoon"--love this term. Tha..."Elongated monsoon"--love this term. That's what it feels like here, too. Cold and wet. DEPRESSINGLY cold and wet, and the fact that I should be counting my blessings not to live in tornado country helps...kind of. But kind of not ("It's cold and wet--BE GRATEFUL!")Melospizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967972017593146047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-73181496672999524632011-05-26T08:44:44.897-06:002011-05-26T08:44:44.897-06:00While our weather here in NJ has been much better ...While our weather here in NJ has been much better of late, I still have standing water throughout the property. Seems like some plants are thriving too much and taking over while others are struggling mightily. It is so frustrating and I've found myself paralyzed with what to do next. You are dead on, is this the new normal?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058818144591263827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-55865480247861260662011-05-26T08:42:30.168-06:002011-05-26T08:42:30.168-06:00I'm not as hard off as I've planted non-wa...I'm not as hard off as I've planted non-waterwise plants because I inherited a property with non-waterwise mature trees I didn't have the heart to cut down. I lost the agave I planted last year and the yucca looks miserable. With waterwise plants, I'm finding the native plants are faring much better and the Penstemons are faring the best of all. Many of our native flowers are biennial or short-lived; I think that's their adaptation to this weird kind of weather.Susan in the Pink Hathttp://inkandpenstemon.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com