Looks great, we were sunny and 67 yesterday. I took about 9 of my palms out for around 5 hours yesterday. its the 1st afternoon sun they've seen in 5 months. Today is stinker (high 50s and rain) but we could hit low 70s in a couple of days. I took a couple of quick picture that I will post.

Great picture and great Palm!!!

Wow, its really getting huge now! Looks beautiful.

And today really is like summer. Maybe not exactly like summer, but very close to it (nice day in May). Right now its 74F outside and completely sunny. Having weather like this makes me miss summer even more, but the best part is that the forecast still looks like it has plenty more days just like this.

I hope its a great growing season. We are off too a great start. Spring started late last year, now its starting early. The roses and hydrangeas are already starting to open new leaves and the Bradford pears should be ready to bloom in 2 weeks or less.

-Alex

Going to be 82F today. The weeping willow has already leafed out. My apple and pear trees bloomed yesterday. Except for the live oaks and crape myrtles everything is going crazy in my yard! I already started planted new palms for this summer.

Saucer and Star Magnolias, forsythias, bulbs, and some other ornamental trees flowering. Willow leaves greening. Tree pollen very high. Humidity at ridiculously low levels--8 percent! We need rain otherwise drought is going to be building in the East. This follows last year's record of 80 plus inches of rain. Crazy!

Wish we had gotten some of that rain last summer in southern Delaware!

You had drought last year in southern Delaware! Wow! I can't believe it. Welcome to new realities I guess, you're either gonna drown or be dealing with sandstorms.

Averaging 60/82F the last 3 days...summery indeed !

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Trisha, your palm is lookin' real good! Over the years, I have been zone pushing, so my shrubs and trees should be good to go for a while at least. My yard is planted with Southern Magnolias, Bald Cypress, Cedar, Camellias, and Trachys. I don't mind the heat but I sure hate drought and hope our super wet recent climate continues. I am putting in a column of new Trachys soon--to replace a row of Hosta that deer love to eat.

Yeah last summer was incredibly dry. We were on the northern edge of the drought that affected Georgia and the Carolinas. All those summer storms passed to our north. It was so frustrating watching the weather radar and seeing NJ inundated while I had to water nearly every day.