It’s funny how our reactions to snow change with the season. First snow: wow, how pretty! Snow in April: oh no, hope it melts fast! We had the same here, happy to report it’s gone now.
That looks quite thick. We are getting some frost too. Some of the wine growing regions are getting very low temperatures and are concerned for the first shoots of the vines. Amelia
I suspect the cherry farmers north of us will be worrying about the blossom again… they often spray the trees with water which freezes and the ice (strangely enough) protects the buds. Or they light fires between the rows of trees.
Thanks for that, I can see how that works now but it is still touch and go to get the correct temperature and weather conditions to make it work. So much must be at stake for the professional fruit growers and it will be great when they hit it just right.
No! Like Jason in Illinois, we got up to 80F yesterday–totally unusual. I hope we won’t have snow here until next November. The good thing about April snow (in the Northern Hemisphere) is that it melts so fast.
Snow in April is very bad for plants. I sincerely hope that it melts very soon and it doesn’t snow again for the third time. I want the temperatures to rise or at least stay above freezing during the day and night. Bundle up Cathy and stay home warm. Take care of yourself. Happy early weekend. Very affectionate greetings from Margarita ☕🧣🧤❄😘😀🤗🌞
Hi Joanne. Well, we do occasionally get snow around Easter, but this has been a very snowy week for April! And COLD! And the end of March was so warm, so it was a shock to the system! 😉
Shiver my timbers Cathy – it looks cold but oh so sparkling. Intermittent snow flurries here this weekend and serious snow further north. Hard to believe that we had a short interlude of a couple of days with summer like temperatures a couple of weeks ago or so. Spring is very slow to get into flight mode this year.
Hi Annette. I heard about the vineyards in France. It is rather depressing with the cold keeping us indoors… such a nasty wind until today, so let’s hope it will warm up now!
I certainly hope so! It is warming up now at last, albeit with frosty nights, but apparently it was the coldest April on record for many of us in northern Europe.
While I enjoyed the beautiful carpets of white snow in the winter when we lived in New Hampshire, by April I didn’t wan’t to see any more of it. Instead it was the time for green buds and yellow daffodils. Hopefully that will be the last for a while and you can get to enjoy your beautiful gardens.
Oh no! Aprils snows are the worst. Looks like it will melt quickly.
It did, but we had more overnight again Cindy!
Pesky snow! Beautiful sunshine and gorgeous view, Cathy!
Thanks Susie!
Oh, dear, what a morning surprise. Hope the garden is okay. 🙂
The garden usually survives, with just one or two plants that freeze and bounce back. Luckily the trees haven’t started leafing out yet.
It’s a pretty picture but hopefully the snow will be gone soon!
I hope so too Meg!
Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome!
It’s funny how our reactions to snow change with the season. First snow: wow, how pretty! Snow in April: oh no, hope it melts fast! We had the same here, happy to report it’s gone now.
We had the same again overnight Sel… 🙃
That looks quite thick. We are getting some frost too. Some of the wine growing regions are getting very low temperatures and are concerned for the first shoots of the vines. Amelia
I suspect the cherry farmers north of us will be worrying about the blossom again… they often spray the trees with water which freezes and the ice (strangely enough) protects the buds. Or they light fires between the rows of trees.
I have never heard about the water trick and it sounds counter intuitive. Perhaps an igloo effect? They light fires or bales of hay here.
You might find this article in English interesting Amelia. It is about making an ice layer over fruit blossom to protect it from frost: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/spray-fruit-trees-water-before-freeze-57933.html
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Thanks for that, I can see how that works now but it is still touch and go to get the correct temperature and weather conditions to make it work. So much must be at stake for the professional fruit growers and it will be great when they hit it just right.
And here we got up above 80 degrees yesterday (27C).
Wow. We all seem to have had rollercoaster weather recently!
No! Like Jason in Illinois, we got up to 80F yesterday–totally unusual. I hope we won’t have snow here until next November. The good thing about April snow (in the Northern Hemisphere) is that it melts so fast.
It melted, but we had more again last night. 😬
Gorgeous! But I’m glad you have warmer weather now. 🙂
It isn’t warmer Debra. It is just above freezing! Such a shock after last week’s heat!
Snow in April is very bad for plants. I sincerely hope that it melts very soon and it doesn’t snow again for the third time. I want the temperatures to rise or at least stay above freezing during the day and night. Bundle up Cathy and stay home warm. Take care of yourself. Happy early weekend. Very affectionate greetings from Margarita ☕🧣🧤❄😘😀🤗🌞
Thank you Margarita. It is still cold but the snow melted today. Hoping for some warm sunshine this weekend. Have a great weekend! Best wishes. 🤗😃❄️🌷
Wow!
Thankfully it has melted again now! 😉
Oh no, were you expecting snow in April?
Hi Joanne. Well, we do occasionally get snow around Easter, but this has been a very snowy week for April! And COLD! And the end of March was so warm, so it was a shock to the system! 😉
Shiver my timbers Cathy – it looks cold but oh so sparkling. Intermittent snow flurries here this weekend and serious snow further north. Hard to believe that we had a short interlude of a couple of days with summer like temperatures a couple of weeks ago or so. Spring is very slow to get into flight mode this year.
April is being rather cruel so far and it is still very cold. This gardener is getting impatient! 😉
Coldest April since 1920 and they say it’ll snow well into May. Global warming of course 😉 . Happy Sunday and I’ll be in touch later xx
PS: I many parts of France the frost has destroyed the whole grape and fruit harvest, it’s terrible.
Hi Annette. I heard about the vineyards in France. It is rather depressing with the cold keeping us indoors… such a nasty wind until today, so let’s hope it will warm up now!
So did that turn out to be the last snow of the season?
I certainly hope so! It is warming up now at last, albeit with frosty nights, but apparently it was the coldest April on record for many of us in northern Europe.
While I enjoyed the beautiful carpets of white snow in the winter when we lived in New Hampshire, by April I didn’t wan’t to see any more of it. Instead it was the time for green buds and yellow daffodils. Hopefully that will be the last for a while and you can get to enjoy your beautiful gardens.
It looks like it is warming up at last, but still frosty at night. 😃