ᐅ Garden Photos Chat Corner

Did you protect the jostaberry? Mine was left outside all winter, as was the blueberry.
Any more frost damage? My favorite nursery can already look forward to my birthday. I’ve suffered some losses this winter.

Josta should actually get through the winter well. My olive and oleander plants are already outside, but on the balcony in front of the house, where it doesn’t get quite as frosty. The last few nights we had temperatures around -5°/-6°C (23°F/21°F), and they handled that fine. If it gets colder again, I’ll put their protective covers back on, which I haven’t stored away yet.
Overall, overwintering outside has worked well, even though this winter has been the coldest we’ve had in years.

Last year, I brought the oleander into the living room, which made it quite delicate, but now it’s much hardier.

I’ve also already received a columnar mirabelle plum tree, which is currently standing on the unused tomato bed (so above the frost line) by the wall. It should tolerate that well. I’m giving it to my mother for her birthday, so it will need to stay in the pot until mid-April.
I picked up a new rosemary and a eucalyptus at Aldi — they are also outside on the house wall balcony and have handled the last few nights well. If it gets colder, I have protective covers for them too.

Solanum and lemon plants are still in their winter quarters and will stay there at least until early May.

I had left almost everything outside. Properly covered before the frost, but that apparently wasn’t enough. Maybe some of the plants will still recover. During the first winter, I brought almost everything indoors, which also didn’t help.
My Chinese cabbage didn’t survive despite frost protection, while my summer leek, which I left standing, was completely unaffected without any protection.

Müllerin schrieb:

and here were loads of dead bees – woken up over the weekend by the temperatures and then nothing to eat, because very few gardens still allow crocuses to poke through the lawn 🙁

Could you explain this to me, or am I correct in understanding that you assume there are people who don’t like crocuses growing in the lawn?

They might like it, but it damages the turf, and the robotic mower cuts everything down.

There are also some outdoor areas where nothing blooms. These areas are as pristine as a bathroom in a home decor magazine. However, you hardly see any children playing there either. Sand dunes are probably not considered pristine either.

A few blue ones have now joined my first yellow crocuses, along with three very shy snowdrops – I am absolutely delighted.

And more and more early bloomers are sprouting from the ground everywhere. Ah, it’s so wonderful!