Tag: winter
Frost Is Just Too Cool
UNITED STATES—Is it too late to warn about frost? After all the rain, the recent and sudden cold weather was quite a surprise. Fortunately,...
Some Plants Need To Chill
It is easy to snivel about the weather when it gets uncomfortable for us. The rain gets too wet. The temperature gets too cool....
Colorful Autumn And Winter Berries
UNITED STATES—Before the colorful foliage of autumn falls and gets raked away, a few types of berries and fruit start to provide a bit...
Jack Frost Nipping At Foliage
UNITED STATES—It is impossible to deny that the weather has been unusually cold when tough perennials like ligularia and farfugium express symptoms of frost...
Dormancy And Defoliation Are Advantageous
UNITED STATES—Many plants are deciduous in autumn and winter, which means that they defoliate or die back, and then refoliate or regenerate in spring....