Oh NOOOO! That is truly heartbreaking! Damn ma nature really is cruel this year :(

:(

So upsetting.

How disheartening that has to be. I saw an article the other day from the NY Times that snow was going to end for good before too long. I guess it didn't end quickly enough for you.

believe it or not.. i am rather speechless ...

ken

Oh no! I am so sorry :-(

The people next door are moving. Welcome to Florida. I am so sorry. Just remember it is not over till the lady sings. I see good thing ahead.

What a total bummer. Just horrible. So sorry.

less speechless now ...

how cold is it.. was it ..

i might not be surprised.. if it all melts today ... that they just pop out.. and move on with life ...

trying real hard.. to be optimistic here.. lol ..

ken

Total nightmare!

You have my sympathy.

BC

Keep the faith!

The sun is trying to come out. My mi-max thermometer on my back porch said it got down to 24. But everything is covered with snow. Current temp is 32 in shade. Snow is dropping off the trees. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Thanks for the positive thoughts!!!!

Where is my magic wand when I need it. Keep the faith that all will be well!

Sunnywood: Sending warm weather thoughts your way. So hope the snow helps to insulate against the cold temperature and the hostas recover.

Barb, I have same hope! Otherwise, speechless too except to say that the Dear Ken letter from Sagae was priceless! Humour in the eye of misery - hats off to you, Sunnywood!

Oh that's horrible, I hope the damage is not too bad.

Denis

What Ken said: They may just pop right back up

, which is what happened with mine when we got snow last month. Positive thoughts your way, Sunnywood!

Let's just hope that the insulating powers of snow are not too over rated, truly a hosta lover's nightmare!

Just gently uncovered my monster SAGAE. It looks ok .if it doesn't get too cold tonight, I maybe alright. Hope yours are OK too, Don.

So much snow! I'm holding out hope they are going to bounce back. If it warms up now they might just have gotten a good soak. That's my hope, anyhow. Mine came through snow fine, but they weren't as far along as yours are. What kind of temps. are predicted for tonight?

30 tonight.

Hope they pulled through!

Any update, Sunnywood?

Snow cover is the best thing to happen to protect your hostas from cold.

WOW, an all too familiar site, but one that no one expects this time of the year.

Well, it looks like the majority have survived, smashed down. Some were definitely frozen. Not sure how many yet. All in all not as bad as I thought.

Can't tell you how many times my brother who moved to Boulder has told has told me how great the weather is out there compared to N. Illinois. It rained here all weekend and is still raining but Hostas look their very best in the rain! Probably is a moral to this story somewhere!

You have to wait for the lady to sing. Glad to hear it was not as bad as you had expected.

Looks like even the squashed ones will rise once again as the heat rises. I think they look fabulous, considering what they went through!!!

Sagae made it ....to write another letter....he's got a budding career as a writer after all!

Ahem... Any of you who don't care for minis...what do you think about their survival? Tough little guys, aren't they.?

Gee bad as it is it could be a whole lot worse, I hope they bounce back for you.

Denis

cold damage to a plantaginea like FGToms .... doesnt surprise me ...

the rest look pretty darn good.. SO FAR ...

ignore them for a few weeks before you go pickin or pokin at them ... let them sort it out ...

ken

Glad your damage was minimal overall. Mine seemed to hardly notice the snow. Of course, I got considerably less than you did. Certainly glad it didn't stay cold for long, though. Whew!

Your first photo made me speechless... What's happening with the weather?????

I'm glad all that @}"??$# snow melted fast. Hope all your hosta will recover.