Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FIRST FLOWERS OF LATE SUMMER 2015, 3 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
This thread\'s title is old--summer is long gone.
Maybe a new Thread of \"First blooms of winter/spring?

Here are three I saw today. it was almost summery out there.

1--Crocus in my YUK bed
2--Crocus in my small, round bed \"stump Bed\"
3--Pink hellebores with blooms. They have been trying to bloom for a long time.
This is one of the pink helles I got at cam\'s swap. I think Jill brought them?
There were 2 on the Gift Table...

Today--I cut back my KO Rose as well as my Butterfly Bush which was already putting
out a lot of leaves. The KO Rose had new leaf-nubs showing.

I think I need to cut back the stems of my Gooseberry shrub. They are thin and long.
If I remember correctly--I think this needs to e done.
Of course, not too many people here grow Gooseberries. It is more a cool-zone plant.
It made a few berries last summer--but just a handful.
Need to put a net around it...birds...you know...
I have had this bush for decades. Divided it about 2 or 3 years ago and
gave away one of the bigger divisions. I still have 2 potted smaller ones growing.

Like Currants. Don\'t see any of them growing around here. Too hot.
Go to Latvia--you will see these in everyone\'s garden.

Gita