winter casualties?

[Philphine]

just wondering if anyone else lost much this winter. it was pretty harsh here and it seems whatever I had in a pot for the most part didn't make it.

I'm asking about my dogwoods in another thread, but it looks like a bonfire peach tree I had on my deck is barely hanging on. it had a few blooms and a couple leaves, but that's it. I mean to keep it in place since it showed a little bit of life.

I have four blackberry bushes in pots and only one leafed out some. like the others, the brances don't seem completely dead so I'm not ready to pull them out yet.

I tried to make the switch to perennial flowers in my front step pots now that I know the difference between them and annuals, but I don't think any of them made it either. I just replaced tee hostas this weekend. I was waiting 'cause I wasn't sure when I should expect to see them, but I started seeing them in peoples yards, and eventually one I had in the ground came up too (along with one that is in a pot, but maybe because it's older or in a more protected spot. I don't know). the other plant I can't remember the name of (it was something like "gallardia"? a sunburst kind of orange bloom) or how it looked, so I'm seeing something come up in a couple of the pots they were in (2 of 6), but i'll have to wait to see if I'm just looking at weeds.

the one thing I had in the ground that didn't make it was a nectarine tree, but I think I had it in a bad spot anyway. it wasn't thriving as well as the other trees planted with it.

*pours some water on the ground (ok... actually on the other plants) for the fallen*

 

[Trellum]

Sorry to hear you lost so much this winter! I heard temperatures were freezing cold up in the north! Over here it was quite pleasant for a winter, a little too hot for my taste... this winter I let my pots out since I can't carry them in anymore. I got a plastic to cover them next year, in case the winter is too tough. Actually this winter did wonder for my calla lilies and the other 3 plants I still have, I'm so impressed! Some days were very cold, but surprisingly enough the calla lily didn't freeze!

 

[Bandit26]

Im worried about my blackberries.. I might have lost them. Lost one rose for sure and possibly another one. Clemantis in the front yard isnt looking too good either. I was expecting to lose alot more but everyone else came back fine

 

[firelily99]

That's a lot to lose but that is the way of it especially if you live in an area that was hit hard by a brutal winter. I got off fairly lucky but others didn't.

 

[blueice2535]

winter was very cold here. I didn't lose too much. Four rose bushes for sure. I'd leave whatever you have. It seems like the plants are just taking their time this year

 

[Bandit26]

Noticed this morning that the clemantis out front is making a comeback and the rose is starting to show more signs of life

 

[blueice2535]

Noticed this morning that the clemantis out front is making a comeback and the rose is starting to show more signs of life

Well that's good

 

[Bandit26]

was a nice little surprise on my way to work this morning. Now I just need to rethink some of the new plants I am doing out front since those two werent really in the plan

 

[LindaKay]

The winter here was not too kind to the plants. It got warm for a few days, so the daffodils and such started blooming. Then it dipped below freezing for several days. It wasn't good. Our daffodil festival was basically absent of daffodils this year.