Seasonably Warm

Posted by on Jan 27, 2012 in Featured, Yard and Lawn | 7 comments

Now let me first start this out by saying that what I am about to say is not in any way a complaint.  So here it is, it is seasonably warm where I live.  I am talking about it is almost seventy glorious degrees outside on a January day.  Sure there are places where that is common for this time of year, but not here.  Not that I mind, mind you.  Nope, I love it and I will take all the warmth I can get.  I do, however, feel a little bad for my plants outside.

My poor plants are confused.  They do not know whether they are supposed to come out and bloom or become dormant.  This yo-yo weather stuff is not really what they expect to happen around this time of year I am sure.  I mean think about how you would feel if everyday you are used to seventy-two degree sunshiney weather but then all of the sudden you are forced to go out into the world and it is rainy, cloudy, and only thirty degrees.  Yes, that would make your body unhappy and a little confused, right?

That is how my sweet shrubs and plants feel.  While I am sure that like me, they are fans of the warmth and the sun the winter weather is probably going to show up soon enough and shock them.  My poor honeysuckle bush has been blooming since mid-December and it is more fragrant than they have been all winter.  It is just crazy to see the buttercups coming up and about to bloom.  And the greenery around the yard are fuller than usual this time of year.

From what I have read and seen, the weather is not going to get much colder in the area where I live.  So a mild winter it is, and maybe that means that spring will come sooner and all of my plants and flowers will be fuller and more colorful than they have ever before been.  That would make me extremely happy.

What is the weather like where you live this year?  Are you seasonably warm or cold?  Maybe you are experiencing weather that is typical for this time of year.  No matter what I bet most of you are like me and ready for spring.  It is almost here and we can all be back out in the gardens soon enough!