northern Il. was dry at end of winter , I lost 2 plants , and can see stress in others

heart break,,,'Pusch' that's been in ground 6 yrs.

ron

I had a very late freeze that hit 26ºF well after the hostas and Japanese Maples had leafed out, but thankfully I saw no damage other than the loss of blooms on my favorite azalea. So I can't complain other than about the stress to me.

We are in a rainy spell and it is very lush around here. Most of the trees have pushed new growth following the freeze, but there are several that are slow to recover. Hopefully it's just cosmetic, but if Wisconsin Tom's prediction of an early June freeze comes true, it could really get ugly.

Fine until the not-unprecedented mid-May freeze. Many trees OK, but huge sycamore for example was almost completely defoliated by the freeze. Dry March/April, but May rains (almost 5 inches) have restored soil moisture

We had what seemed to be WEEKS of clouds (and no sun). But there were only very minor late frost issues in April (worse to the south where growth was more advanced and temps even colder). Weeds are abundant as the weather for most of the Spring su!ked, and no one wanted to work in their yards. The only conifers I have are Eastern Hemlocks, Bald Cypress (Taxodium), Metasequoias (Dawn Reds), and Cephalotaxus (False Yews,),.., and maybe Ginkgo (if they count)..., and they seem to be fine,

Now, it is full Summer into the 90's (earlier than last year).

Still a bit low on precip despite all the dismal London-like weather, But there is a developing tropical storm in the Bahamas than may bring drenching rains to the Carolinas and points north.

I always find Spring to be a disappointing season here (NJ/Zone 7).

Autumn is awesome though.

We always seem to be on the dry side, so I try not complain about a rainy stretch of weather. The plants - for the most part - love this weather. No standing water around here.

My experience with Norway Spruce is that they're not especially tolerant of dry soil, especially young plants. It seems odd to me, but Abies fraseri is more drought tolerant than NS, at least in my experience.

Gardening in the Garden State. Sweet. I think spring is the most wonderful time of the year (sorry Christmas), but it can break your heart. One thing I share with you is prolific weeds. One of these days I'm going to get out there and do something about it. ;)

Northern Virginia - weeks of cold and rain. I have a new conifer garden constructed last year after my rock garden was ripped up due to construction. My conifers look great so far ..... I am new to growing conifers and have a small urban garden in the city.